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pharyngo-

pharyngo- prefix: forms terms relating to the pharynx.

Prefix

pharyngo-

  1. Forms terms relating to the pharynx.

Origin of pharyngo-

From New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx, “throat”), akin to modern Greek φάρυγγας (fáryngas, “pharynx”).

Questions about pharyngo-

What does pharyngo- mean?
Pharyngo- means forms terms relating to the pharynx.
What part of speech is pharyngo-?
Pharyngo- is a prefix.

Words near pharyngo- in the dictionary

  1. pharyngic
  2. pharyngismus
  3. pharyngitic
  4. pharyngitides
  5. pharyngitis
  6. pharyngo-
  7. pharyngo-esophagoplasty
  8. pharyngo-oral
  9. pharyngobasilar
  10. pharyngobranchial
  11. pharyngobranchials

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pharyngo- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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