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pharyngo-

a combining form representing pharynx in compound words: pharyngology.

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Also especially before a vowel, pharyng-.

Origin of pharyngo-

<Greek, combining form of phárynx throat

Words nearby pharyngo-

pharyngeal vein, pharyngectomy, pharyngemphraxis, pharyngismus, pharyngitis, pharyngo-, pharyngocele, pharyngoconjunctival fever, pharyngodynia, pharyngoepiglottic, pharyngoesophageal
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British Dictionary definitions for pharyngo-

pharyngo-

before a vowel pharyng-

combining form

pharynxpharyngoscope
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Medical definitions for pharyngo-

pharyngo-

pref.

Pharynx:pharyngoscope.
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