LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laryngopharyngeal mean? 

• LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL (adjective)
  The adjective LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the larynx and pharynx

  Familiarity information: LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the larynx and pharynx

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

larynx (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)

pharynx (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)

Derivation:

laryngopharynx (the lower part of the pharynx)