cricoid

English

Etymology

Borrowed rom New Latin cricoīdēs, from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krikoeidḗs, “ring-shaped, annular”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹʌɪ.kɔɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaɪˌkɔɪd/
• Rhymes: (General American) -aɪkɔɪd

Adjective

cricoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.

   Synonym: cricoidal

Derived terms

• cricoid cartilage
• postcricoid
• precricoid
• supracricoid

Noun

cricoid (plural cricoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of cricoid cartilage..
   • 1972, Владимир Набоков, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, page 81:

     What luck that Mr. Romeo still gripped and twisted and cracked that crooked cricoid as X-rayed by the firemen and mountain guides in the street.

Derived terms

• crico-
• cricoidal
• cricoidectomy

Translations

Translations

• French: cricoïde (fr)
• Thai: ไครคอยด์

References

• “cricoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “cricoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• circoid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cricoïde.

Adjective

cricoid m or n (feminine singular cricoidă, masculine plural cricoizi, feminine and neuter plural cricoide)

1. cricoid

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cricoid		cricoidă		cricoizi	cricoide
	definite	cricoidul		cricoida		cricoizii	cricoidele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	cricoid		cricoide		cricoizi	cricoide
	definite	cricoidului		cricoidei		cricoizilor	cricoidelor