pharyngolaryngeal

adjective

Relating to both the pharynx and the larynx.

“pharyngolaryngeal region”

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

adjectivepharyngolaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to both the pharynx and the larynx.

    pharyngolaryngeal region

    3 more examples

    pharyngolaryngeal dysesthesia

    pharyngolaryngeal movement

    pharyngolaryngeal stenosis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  3. Pre-Greek*?der.?
  4. Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
  5. New Latinpharynx
  6. Englishpharyngo-
  7. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  8. Latinlarynx
  9. New Latinlaryngeus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishlaryngeal
  13. Englishpharyngolaryngeal

From pharyngo- + laryngeal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pharyngolaryngeal

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Anagrams

laryngopharyngeal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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