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hypopharyngeal

hypopharyngeal adjective: relating to the hypopharynx.

Adjective

hypopharyngeal (not comparable)

  1. relating to the hypopharynx
  2. located below the pharynx

Origin of hypopharyngeal

From hypo- + pharyngeal.

Words formed from hypopharyngeal

Words that rhyme with hypopharyngeal

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Questions about hypopharyngeal

What does hypopharyngeal mean?
Hypopharyngeal means relating to the hypopharynx.
What part of speech is hypopharyngeal?
Hypopharyngeal is an adjective.

Words near hypopharyngeal in the dictionary

  1. hypophagia
  2. hypophagic
  3. hypophalangia
  4. hypophalangial
  5. hypophalangy
  6. hypopharyngeal
  7. hypopharynges
  8. hypopharynx
  9. hypopharynxes
  10. hypophase
  11. hypophases

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