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Pharyngeal
Pharˊyn-ge′al
,Adj.
[See
Pharynx
.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.
Pharˊyn-ge′al
,Noun.
(Anat.)
A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the
lower pharyngeals
, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals
, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches. Definition 2024
pharyngeal
pharyngeal
English
Adjective
pharyngeal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
- (phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx, a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- suprapharyngeal
Translations
of or pertaining to the pharynx
of pharyngeal sounds
Noun
pharyngeal (plural pharyngeals)
- (phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx.