nasopharyngeal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the nose and the pharynx

OriginEnglish pharyngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Late Latin pharyngeus →
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Meanings

adjectivenasopharyngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the nose and the pharynx
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the nasopharynx

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rhinopharyngeal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*nāssos
  3. Latinnāsus
  4. Englishnaso-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  7. Pre-Greek*?der.?
  8. Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
  9. Latinpharynx
  10. Late Latinpharyngeus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishpharyngeal
  14. Englishnasopharyngeal

From naso- + pharyngeal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nasopharyngeal

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Cite this entry
APA

nasopharyngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopharyngeal

MLA

“nasopharyngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopharyngeal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasopharyngeal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopharyngeal.

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