glossopharyngeal

UK/ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ).fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/UK/ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ).fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/UK/ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ)ˌfa.ɹənˈd͡ʒiː.əl/UK/ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ)ˌfa.ɹn̩ˈd͡ʒiː.əl/

adjective

Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.

OriginEnglish pharyngeal ← Late Latin pharyngeus ← Latin pharynx →
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Meanings

adjectiveglossopharyngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerelationalanatomyPertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.
nounglossopharyngeal (plural glossopharyngeals)

plural glossopharyngeals

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of glossopharyngeal nerve.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  2. Englishglosso-
  3. Latinpharynx
  4. Late Latinpharyngeus
  5. Englishpharyngeal
  6. Englishglossopharyngeal

From glosso- + pharyngeal.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 舌咽的
  • 舌咽的 (shéyānde)pertaining to the tongue and the pharynx
Italian glossofaringeo
  • glossofaringeopertaining to the tongue and the pharynx
Spanish glosofaríngeo
  • glosofaríngeopertaining to the tongue and the pharynx

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glossopharyngeal

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APA

glossopharyngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glossopharyngeal

MLA

“glossopharyngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glossopharyngeal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glossopharyngeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glossopharyngeal.

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