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pharyngeal

pha·ryn·geal

UK/fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ US/fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to the throat

  • “pharyngeal fricatives”

Origin

From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

Phrases

  • ascending pharyngeal artery
  • inferior pharyngeal constrictor
  • middle pharyngeal constrictor
  • pharyngeal arch
  • pharyngeal basket
  • pharyngeal bone
  • pharyngeal constrictor
  • pharyngeal gland

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