pharyngoesophageal

adjective

Relating to the pharynx and the esophagus

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Meanings

adjectivepharyngoesophageal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the pharynx and the esophagus

    Trial registration: ISRCTN84905610, date: 081214 The pharyngoesophageal segment (PES) is made up of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, the cricopharyngeus muscle (CPM) and the proximal part of the cervical oesophagus.

    2015 July 10, Beatriz Arenaz Búa et al., “Treatment of cricopharyngeal dysfunction: a comparative pilot study”, in BMC Research Notes, volume 8, →DOI

Origin

From pharyngo- + esophageal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

esophagopharyngeal
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Chicago

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