pharyngeal

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

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.

Also pha·ryn·gal

[fuh-ring-guh l] /fəˈrɪŋ gəl/.

Origin of pharyngeal

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

Related formspost·pha·ryn·gal, adjectivepost·pha·ryn·ge·al, adjectivesub·pha·ryn·gal, adjectivesub·pha·ryn·ge·al, adjectivesub·pha·ryn·ge·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for pharyngeal

Historical Examples of pharyngeal

Here is placed the pharyngeal pump which is provided with a sucking apparatus.
The Flea
Harold Russell
The enamel of the pharyngeal teeth of some Teleosteans is hypoblastic in origin.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds
The tone receives its expression from the pharyngeal cavity.
Seed Thoughts for Singers
Frank Herbert Tubbs
The pharyngeal arches of the hybrids are peculiarly deformed.
Five Natural Hybrid Combinations in Minnows (Cyprinidae)
Frank B. Cross
The pharyngeal teeth are subulate and acute, and of unequal heights.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.
J Lort Stokes

British Dictionary definitions for pharyngeal

pharyngeal

pharyngal (fəˈrɪŋɡəl)

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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Word Origin and History for pharyngeal

adj.

"pertaining to the pharynx," 1799, from Modern Latin pharyngeus, from pharynx (see pharynx) + -al (1). Alternative pharyngal is attested from 1835, from Modern Latin pharyngem with -al (1) substituted.

pharyngeal in Medicine

pharyngeal

[fə-rĭn′jəl, făr′ĭn-jē′əl]

adj.

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