pharyngeal
pharyngeal - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/, /fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/, /ˌfa.ɹɪnˈd͡ʒiː.əl/
- (General American) IPA: /ˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/, /ˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/, /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/, /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/
Adjective
pharyngeal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) 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.
Derived terms
- basipharyngeal
- buccopharyngeal
- cardiopharyngeal
- cephalopharyngeal
- chondropharyngeal
- circumpharyngeal
- craniopharyngeal
- cricopharyngeal
- cytopharyngeal
- epiglottopharyngeal
- epipharyngeal
- esophagopharyngeal
- extrapharyngeal
- glossopharyngeal
- hypopharyngeal
- infrapharyngeal
- intrapharyngeal
- laryngopharyngeal
- mesopharyngeal
- nasopharyngeal
- nonpharyngeal
- oculopharyngeal
- oropharyngeal
- palatopharyngeal
- parapharyngeal
- peripharyngeal
- pharyngeal plexus
- pharyngeal tonsil
- pharyngealize
- postpharyngeal
- prepharyngeal
- retropharyngeal
- rhinopharyngeal
- stylopharyngeal
- subpharyngeal
- thyropharyngeal
- transpharyngeal
- velopharyngeal
Descendants
- → New Latin: pharyngeālis
Translations
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Noun
pharyngeal (plural pharyngeals)
- (phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant..