pharyngeal : Idioms & Phrases
pharyngeal consonant
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noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
guttural consonant; guttural; pharyngeal.
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pharyngeal recess
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noun a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
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pharyngeal reflex
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noun normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth
gag reflex.
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pharyngeal tonsil
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noun a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
adenoid; Luschka's tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis; third tonsil.
- hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids
- enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children
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pharyngeal vein
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noun veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein
vena pharyngeus.
