Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to the pharynx.

    pharyngisch, pharyngal

    гло́точныйglótočnyj, фарингеа́льныйfaringeálʹnyj

  2. (not comparable)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.

    pharyngisch, pharyngal

    горта́нныйgortánnyj, фаринга́льныйfaringálʹnyj, фарингеа́льныйfaringeálʹnyj

More definitions
  • of or relating to the throat

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The pharyngeal part of the throat is behind the nose and mouth.

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  2. Pharyngeal sounds are made in the pharynx.

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  3. The study describing how coffee consumption can reduce the risk of oral / pharyngeal cancer is published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of or pertaining to the pharynx:
of pharyngeal sounds:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to the pharynx:

Origin

From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

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