retrolaryngeal

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adjective

Behind the larynx

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

adjectiveretrolaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyBehind the larynx

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  6. Latinlarynx
  7. New Latinlaryngeus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishlaryngeal
  11. Englishretrolaryngeal

From retro- + laryngeal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retrolaryngeal

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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