pharyngeal
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- adjective
- /fəˈrɪndʒəl/
- Specialized
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faríngeo
- The doctor examined the pharyngeal area to check for any signs of infection in the throat.
- pharyngeal wall
- pharyngeal mucosa
- pharyngeal reflux
And when you swallow, this doesn't move, but behind it, your, your tracheal and your, your pharyngeal cartilage moves.
- And when you swallow, this doesn't move, but behind it, your, your tracheal and your, your pharyngeal cartilage moves.
- So you had- I don't know if they had the hyphens that we had the chest seals, the nasal pharyngeal thing, whatever those things are called.
Examples
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At discharge, there was no instance of significant pharyngeal edema, and all patients were able to swallow liquids.
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The scope is lubricated and passed transnasally, and the pharyngeal and laryngeal structures are examined.
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The literature demonstrates only a 50% success rate in favorable patients without lower pharyngeal obstruction.
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Does a single positive pharyngeal reflux event not prove the existence of LPR?
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The absence of a lower pharyngeal obstruction, however, is not predictive of success.
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It's an exercise singers use to train their tongues to stay out of the pharyngeal cavity.
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However, in that study, investigators relied on pharyngeal chlamydial cultures to document transmission.
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However, without proper posture, breath support, and pharyngeal space, resonance and vitality of tone are not possible.
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ENT examination revealed a mass in the lateral pharyngeal wall, posterior to the left tonsil.
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On examination of the airway, the soft palate and posterior pharyngeal walls were inflamed and congested.
Academic text (2007)
Compounds
- Specialized
A speech sound where you tighten the back of the throat when speaking
- Specialized
A small pocket at the side of the throat near the opening of the ear tube
- Specialized
A quick reaction that makes you retch or gag when the back of the throat is touched
- Specialized
A small patch of tissue at the back of the nose that helps fight infections
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pharyngeal comes from the Greek root pharyng- meaning 'throat' and the ending -al meaning 'related to', so it describes something in or connected with the back of the throat.