Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 43 compound words that contain pharyngeal. The most common are listed below. Open pharyngeal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- pharyngeal archAny of a series of structures seen in the embryo of vertebrates that are precursors for many structures, notably the jaws and (in fish) the branchial arches.
- pharyngeal jawsA secondary set of toothed bones or cartilage located deep within a fish's pharynx (or throat), behind the primary oral jaws; this second set of jaws are distinct from the main mouth jaws and are typically used to process food (like …
- pharyngeal constrictorOne of the three muscles that constrict the pharynx.
- pharyngeal archesplural of pharyngeal arch: Any of a series of structures seen in the embryo of vertebrates that are precursors for many structures, notably the jaws and (in fish) the branchial arches.
- pharyngeal jawsingular of pharyngeal jaws
- pharyngeal plexusA plexus formed by branches of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and sympathetic nerves supplying the muscles and mucous membrane of the pharynx and adjoining parts.
- pharyngeal reflexSynonym of gag reflex: A reflex contraction of the back of the throat, evoked by touching the soft palate.
- pharyngeal tonsilsplural of pharyngeal tonsil: Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
- pharyngeal tonsilSynonym of adenoid: Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
- pharyngeal constrictorsplural of pharyngeal constrictor: One of the three muscles that constrict the pharynx.
- pharyngeal plexusesplural of pharyngeal plexus: A plexus formed by branches of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and sympathetic nerves supplying the muscles and mucous membrane of the pharynx and adjoining parts.
- inferior pharyngeal constrictorA muscle of the pharynx that is the thickest of its three constrictors, arises from the surface and side of the cricoid and thyroid cartilages, inserts into the median line at the back of the pharynx, and acts to constrict part of the …
- middle pharyngeal constrictorA fan-shaped muscle of the pharynx that arises from the ceratohyal and thyrohyal of the hyoid bone and from the stylohyoid ligament, inserts into the median line at the back of the pharynx, and acts to constrict part of the pharynx in …
- superior pharyngeal constrictorA 4-sided muscle of the pharynx that arises from the posterior and medial parts of the pterygoid plate, from the pterygomandibular raphe, from the alveolar process above the end of the mylohyoid line, and from the side of the tongue, that …
- ascending pharyngeal arteryAn artery branching off from the maxillary artery that delivers blood to the hard and soft palate.
- pharyngeal reflexesplural of pharyngeal reflex: A reflex contraction of the back of the throat, evoked by touching the soft palate.
- ascending pharyngeal arteriesplural of ascending pharyngeal artery: An artery branching off from the maxillary artery that delivers blood to the hard and soft palate.
Compound words 43
- hypopharyngealrelating to the hypopharynx
- pharyngealizationThe act or process of pharyngealizing.
- epipharyngealPertaining to, or located at, the segments above the epibranchial in the branchial arches of fishes.
- pharyngealizeto constrict the pharynx while articulating another sound.
- retropharyngealLocated behind the pharynx.
- tonsillopharyngealRelating to the tonsil(s) and pharynx.
- aquapharyngealOf or pertaining to the bulb-like anterior part of a sea cucumber, containing the pharynx and water vascular system.
- extrapharyngealOutside the pharynx.
- palatopharyngealOf, relating to, or involving the palate and the pharynx.
- parapharyngealBeyond the pharynx