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pharyngeal

[ fuh-rin-jee-uhl, -juhl, far-in-jee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated near the pharynx.
  2. Phonetics. articulated with retraction of the root of the tongue and constriction of the pharynx.


noun

  1. Phonetics. a pharyngeal speech sound.

pharyngeal

/ ˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl; fəˈrɪŋɡəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated in or near the pharynx
  2. phonetics pronounced or supplemented in pronunciation with an articulation in or constriction of the pharynx
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. phonetics a pharyngeal speech sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • postpha·ryngal adjective
  • postpha·rynge·al adjective
  • subpha·ryngal adjective
  • subpha·rynge·al adjective
  • subpha·rynge·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharyngeal1

1820–30; < New Latin pharynge ( us ) pharyngeal ( pharyng-, -eous ) + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharyngeal1

C19: from New Latin pharyngeus; see pharynx
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Example Sentences

When they are ready to feed, the eels open up and push their second jaws, or the “pharyngeal jaws,” forward from their throat.

Thus the study of their development strongly supports Gegenbaur's view of the nature of the vagus and glosso-pharyngeal, viz.

The outgrowth of the vagus and glosso-pharyngeal nerves is not continuous with that of the seventh nerve.

The water regurgitated is, however, by means of the elevation of the soft palate, forced into the pharyngeal pouch.

For in the medulla are found the nerve nuclei which preside over the facial, laryngeal and pharyngeal muscles.

The pharyngeal epithelium is rather thicker than that of the oral cavity.

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