Meanings
adjectivethyropharyngeal (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOf or relating to the thyropharyngeus.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishthyro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
- Pre-Greek*?der.?
- Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
- Latinpharynx
- Late Latinpharyngeus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpharyngeal
- Englishthyropharyngeal
From thyro- + pharyngeal.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thyropharyngeal
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
thyropharyngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyropharyngeal
MLA
“thyropharyngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyropharyngeal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyropharyngeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyropharyngeal.
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