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English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin cricothyroīdeus, clipping of musculus cricothyroīdeus (“cricothyroid muscle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cricothyroideus (plural cricothyroidei)
- (anatomy) Alternative form of cricothyroid muscle.
Latin
Etymology
From cricoīdēs (“cricoid”) + thyroīdeus (“thyroid”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
cricothyroīdeus (feminine cricothyroīdea, neuter cricothyroīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
- (anatomy) cricothyroid.
Inflection
First/second-declension adjective.
Descendants