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glossopharynx

noun

The region that includes the tongue and the pharynx

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Meanings

noun

The region that includes the tongue and the pharynx
The volume and mean cross-sectional area of nasopharynx, velopharynx and glossopharynx region showed significant difference.
2015 August 8, “Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Comparative Research”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From glosso- + pharynx.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glossopharynx

larynx pharynx nasopharynx oropharynx hypopharynx buccopharynx electrolarynx endolarynx epilarynx epipharynx hyolarynx hypolarynx laryngopharynx orolarynx presbylarynx retropharynx velopharynx

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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