pharyngeal
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- noun
- /fəˈrɪn.dʒi.əl/
- Specialized
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sonido faríngeo
- Furthermore, because CT demonstrates adjacent structures, the radiologist can assess related complications such as tracheal, pharyngeal, and vascular compression and aspiration pneumonitis.
Examples
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And the medics are just like giving nasal pharyngeals down and we're doing like the the pinky size.
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Note that 'and' were originally full consonants in the Phoenician language (glottal stop and voiced pharyngeal, respectively).
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Despite the dearth of early data, clinical anecdotes have long supported the idea that particular tastes may facilitate more timely swallow onset in patients with delayed pharyngeal swallow.
Academic text (2012) -
Synectics Medical offers the PC Polygraf for UES analysis, featuring a mahometic evaluation of pharyngeal, UES, and esophageal function to help manage dysphagia patients.
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The speech therapist focused on training the patient to produce pharyngeal sounds correctly during their sessions.
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In linguistics, a pharyngeal consonant sound is articulated at the back of the throat, which is essential for some Semitic languages.
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Certain dialects of Arabic feature a pharyngeal consonant that is challenging for non-native speakers to master.
Synonyms
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A speech sound you make by stopping or blocking the air in the mouth rather than a vowel
A speech sound where you tighten the back of the throat when speaking
A sound you make when speaking at the back of the mouth or in the throat
A speech sound made at the back of the mouth or in the throat
A consonant sound made with the tongue, like English t or d
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
How Back
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A pharyngeal takes its name from the root pharyng- 'throat' because it is a consonant sound made with the back of the tongue against the throat, so the word means a sound produced in the back of the throat.