pharyngeal adj : of or relating to the throat; "pharyngeal fricatives"

English

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
2. Articulated with the pharynx.

Synonyms

• pharyngal

Translations

• Dutch: faringisch
• French: pharyngé, pharyngien
• German: pharyngisch
• Greek: φαρυγγικός (pharyggikós)
• Italian: faringale
• Japanese: 咽頭 (いんとう, intou), 咽頭音 (いんとうおん, intouon)
• Latin: pharyngicus
• Spanish: faringeo

The word pharyngeal, meaning to do with the pharynx or throat, may refer to:

• Pharynx, for pharyngeal anatomy
• Pharyngeal muscles
  • Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
  • Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
  • Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
• Pharyngeal consonant, for pharyngeal sounds in phonetics

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