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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cricoarytēnoīdeus, clipping of musculus cricoarytēnoīdeus (“cricoarytenoid muscle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cricoarytenoideus (plural cricoarytenoidei)
- (anatomy) Alternative form of cricoarytenoid muscle.
Latin
Etymology
From cricoīdēs (“ring-shaped, cricoid”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (arutainoeidḗs, “shaped like a ladle, arytenoid”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of cricoarytaenoīdēs.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cricoarytēnoīdeus (feminine cricoarytēnoīdea, neuter cricoarytēnoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective
- (anatomy) cricoarytenoid
- Synonym: cricoarytaenoīdēs
- musculus cricoarytēnoīdeus ― cricoarytenoid muscle
Inflection
First/second-declension adjective.
Descendants