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Where does “cricothyroidotomy” come from?

cricothyroidotomy (English) comes from English cricothyroid, from English thyroid, from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -s — Derives nouns from roots.

cricothyroidotomy (English): an emergency surgical procedure, a form of...

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  1. an emergency surgical procedure, a form of...

Ancestry of “cricothyroidotomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcricothyroidOf or pertaining both to the cricoid and the...
2EnglishthyroidOf, relating to, or being the thyroid gland; Of,...
3New Latinthyreoīdēs—
4Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής—
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-sDerives nouns from roots
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