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glossopharynx

glossopharynx noun: the region that includes the tongue and the pharynx.

Noun

glossopharynx

  1. The region that includes the tongue and the pharynx
    • The volume and mean cross-sectional area of nasopharynx, velopharynx and glossopharynx region showed significant difference.2015 August 8, “Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal...

Origin of glossopharynx

From glosso- + pharynx.

Words that rhyme with glossopharynx

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about glossopharynx

What does glossopharynx mean?
Glossopharynx means the region that includes the tongue and the pharynx.
What part of speech is glossopharynx?
Glossopharynx is a noun.

Words near glossopharynx in the dictionary

  1. glossophagine
  2. glossopharyngeal
  3. glossopharyngeal nerve
  4. glossopharyngeal nerves
  5. glossopharyngeals
  6. glossopharynx
  7. glossophile
  8. glossophiles
  9. glossophilia
  10. glossophobia
  11. glossoplegia

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