Meanings
nounvelopharynx (plural velopharynges)
plural velopharynges
- anatomyThe region of the soft palate and the pharynx
The volume and mean cross-sectional area of nasopharynx, velopharynx and glossopharynx region showed significant difference.
2015 August 8, “Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Comparative Research”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weg-
- Proto-Indo-European*wegslomder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-der.?
- Proto-Italic*wekslom
- Latinvēlum
- Englishvelo-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
- Pre-Greek*?der.?
- Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
- New Latinpharynx
- Englishpharynx
- Englishvelopharynx
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with velopharynx
larynxpharynxnasopharynxoropharynxhypopharynxbuccopharynxelectrolarynxendolarynxepilarynxepipharynxglossopharynxhyolarynxhypolarynxlaryngopharynxorolarynxpresbylarynxretropharynx
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
velopharynx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velopharynx
MLA
“velopharynx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velopharynx. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velopharynx,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velopharynx.
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