oropharyngeal
UK/ˌɔː.ɹəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/US/ˌɔɹ.əˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
oropharyngeal adjective: of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx. Also the ellipsis of oropharyngeal airway.
Adjective
oropharyngeal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx.
- Synonyms:
- pharyngo-oral
- Of or pertaining to the oropharynx.
Also used as
oropharyngeal is also the ellipsis of oropharyngeal airway.
Synonyms of oropharyngeal
- pharyngo-oral
- OPA
- Guedel pattern airway
Forms of oropharyngeal
| plural | oropharyngeals |
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Origin of oropharyngeal
From oro- + pharyngeal.
Words formed from oropharyngeal
Words that rhyme with oropharyngeal
- laryngeal
- buccopharyngeal
- hypopharyngeal
- nasopharyngeal
- palatopharyngeal
- pharyngeal
- alaryngeal
- basipharyngeal
- cardiopharyngeal
- cephalopharyngeal
- cerebromeningeal
- chondropharyngeal
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- circumlaryngeal
- circumpharyngeal
- corticomeningeal
- cricopharyngeal
- cytopharyngeal
- endolaryngeal
- epilaryngeal
- epipharyngeal
- esophagopharyngeal
- extralaryngeal
- extrameningeal
- extrapharyngeal
- glossopharyngeal
- hyolaryngeal
- hypolaryngeal
- infrapharyngeal
- intermeningeal
- intralaryngeal
- intrameningeal
- intrapharyngeal
- laryngopharyngeal
- meningeal
- mesopharyngeal
- microlaryngeal
- nasooropharyngeal
- neopharyngeal
- neuromeningeal
- nonlaryngeal
- nonmeningeal
- nonoropharyngeal
- oculopharyngeal
- otolaryngeal
- pachymeningeal
- parameningeal
- parapharyngeal
- perilaryngeal
- perimeningeal
- peripharyngeal
- pharyngolaryngeal
- postpharyngeal
- prelaryngeal
- prepharyngeal
- retrolaryngeal
- retropharyngeal
- rhinopharyngeal
- stylopharyngeal
- sublaryngeal
- submeningeal
Questions about oropharyngeal
- What does oropharyngeal mean?
- Oropharyngeal means of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx.
- What part of speech is oropharyngeal?
- Oropharyngeal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce oropharyngeal?
- Oropharyngeal is pronounced /ˌɔː.ɹəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ (UK).
Words near oropharyngeal in the dictionary
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