pharyngeal

[ fuh-rin-jee-uh l, -juh l, far-in-jee-uh l ]

/ fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, ˌfær ɪnˈdʒi əl /

adjective

of, relating to, or situated near the pharynx.

Phonetics. articulated with retraction of the root of the tongue and constriction of the pharynx.

noun

Phonetics. a pharyngeal speech sound.

Words nearby pharyngeal

pharr, pharsalia, pharsalus, pharyng-, pharyngalgia, pharyngeal, pharyngeal arch, pharyngeal bursa, pharyngeal calculus, pharyngeal opening of auditory tube, pharyngeal reflex

Also pha·ryn·gal

[fuh-ring-guh l] /fəˈrɪŋ gəl/.

Origin of pharyngeal

1820–30; < New Latin pharynge(us) pharyngeal (see pharyng-, -eous) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pharyngeal

post·pha·ryn·gal, adjectivepost·pha·ryn·ge·al, adjectivesub·pha·ryn·gal, adjectivesub·pha·ryn·ge·al, adjective

sub·pha·ryn·ge·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for pharyngeal

Certain arrangements of the pharyngeal wall of Ammocoetes show a remarkable resemblance to what is found in Amphioxus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
Dirt has been defined as "matter out of place," and the pharyngeal tonsil is an excellent illustration.
Preventable Diseases|Woods Hutchinson
The pharyngeal part is supplied by the dorsalis linguæ branch.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
By the time the patient seeks advice it has usually implicated the fauces, soft palate, and pharyngeal wall as well as the tonsil.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

This will effectively ansthetize the region of the pharyngeal orifice of the Eustachian tube, which is the most sensitive part.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pharyngeal

pharyngeal

pharyngal (fəˈrɪŋɡəl)

/ (ˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or situated in or near the pharynx

phonetics pronounced or supplemented in pronunciation with an articulation in or constriction of the pharynx

noun

phonetics a pharyngeal speech sound

Word Origin for pharyngeal

C19: from New Latin pharyngeus; see pharynx

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Medical definitions for pharyngeal

pharyngeal

[ fə-rĭn′jəl, făr′ĭn-jē′əl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, located in, or coming from the pharynx.