pharyngal

Variant of pharyngeal

pharyngeal definition

pha·ryn·geal (fə rin′jē əl, far′ən jē′əl)

adjective

of, or in the region of, the pharynx
also pharyngal pha·ryn′·gal (fə riŋ′gəl)

Etymology: < ModL pharyngeus

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