perilaryngeal

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adjective

Around the larynx.

OriginEnglish laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus →
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Meanings

adjectiveperilaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAround the larynx.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  5. Latinlarynx
  6. New Latinlaryngeus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishlaryngeal
  10. Englishperilaryngeal

From peri- + laryngeal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with perilaryngeal

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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