Word: postcricoid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: post
cri
coid
Definition: Behind the cricoid cartilage. A ring of hyaline cartilage which articulates with the lower cornua of the thyroid cartilage and with which the arytenoid cartilages articulate; it forms the inferior wall of the larynx.
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: behind
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: cricoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κρίκος
Language: grc
Decoded: krikos
Meaning: ring
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής