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pharyngeal

pha·ryn·ge·al
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fuh-rin-jee-uh l, -juh l, far-in-jee-uh l]
    • /fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, ˌfær ɪnˈdʒi əl/
    • /fəˈrɪnʤɪəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuh-rin-jee-uh l, -juh l, far-in-jee-uh l]
    • /fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, ˌfær ɪnˈdʒi əl/

Definitions of pharyngeal word

  • adjective pharyngeal of, relating to, or situated near the pharynx. 1
  • adjective pharyngeal Phonetics. articulated with retraction of the root of the tongue and constriction of the pharynx. 1
  • noun pharyngeal Phonetics. a pharyngeal speech sound. 1
  • adjective pharyngeal relating to the throat 1
  • adjective pharyngeal of, relating to, or situated in or near the pharynx 0
  • adjective pharyngeal pronounced or supplemented in pronunciation with an articulation in or constriction of the pharynx 0
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Origin of pharyngeal

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < New Latin pharynge(us) pharyngeal (see pharyng-, -eous) + -al1

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Parts of speech for Pharyngeal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pharyngeal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • branchial pouch

    one of a series of rudimentary outcroppings of the inner pharyngeal wall, corresponding to the branchial grooves on the surface.

  • accessory nerve

    either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the head, shoulders, larynx, and pharynx and the viscera of the abdomen and thorax

  • ayin

    the 16th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ע), originally a pharyngeal fricative, that is now silent and transliterated by a raised inverted comma (`)

  • branchial arch

    Zoology. one of a series of bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians; gill bar.

  • cricopharyngeal

    of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.

  • faucal

    pertaining to the fauces or opening of the throat.
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