pharyngeal
adjective/fəˈrɪndʒiəl/, /ˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl/
/fəˈrɪndʒiəl/, /ˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl/
(medical)- relating to the pharynxWord Originearly 19th cent.: from modern Latin pharyngeus (from Greek pharunx, pharung- ‘throat’) + -al.
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