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laryngopharynx

noun

The part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx

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Meanings

nounlaryngopharynx (plural laryngopharynges)

plural laryngopharynges

anatomyThe part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx
Synonyms: hypopharynx

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx

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Origin

From laryngo- + pharynx.

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Translations

Catalan laringofaringe

laringofaringeanatomy: the part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx

Hungarian algarat, gégegarat

algaratanatomy: the part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx
gégegaratanatomy: the part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx

Italian laringofaringe

laringofaringeanatomy: the part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx

Spanish laringofaringe

laringofaringeanatomy: the part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laryngopharynx

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

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APA

laryngopharynx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngopharynx

MLA

“laryngopharynx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngopharynx. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laryngopharynx,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngopharynx.

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