Meanings
adjectiveretropharyngeal (not comparable)
- not comparablerelationalanatomyLocated behind the pharynx.
Origin
- Frenchrétro-pharyngien
- Englishretropharyngeal
Mid 19th century from retro- + pharyngeal, after French rétro-pharyngien.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 咽後 /咽后
- 咽後 /咽后 (yānhòu)behind the pharynx
Finnish nieluntakainen
- nieluntakainenbehind the pharynx
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with retropharyngeal
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
retropharyngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropharyngeal
MLA
“retropharyngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropharyngeal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retropharyngeal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropharyngeal.
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