Meanings
adjectiveretroglossal (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyBehind the tongue
Although obstruction may occur at any point in the pharynx, it is most frequently observed in either the retropalatal and/or the retroglossal regions [ 57 ].
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Latinretrō
- Englishretro-
- Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
- Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishglossal
- Englishretroglossal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with retroglossal
apostlecolossaljostlewassailhypoglossalaglossalbasiglossalgenioglossalglossalisoglossalmacrofossilmicrofossilnonfossilpalatoglossalpharyngoglossalstyloglossalsubfossilsupercolossalthrostlethyroglossal
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
retroglossal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroglossal
MLA
“retroglossal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroglossal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retroglossal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroglossal.
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