adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Of, relating to, or involving the palate and the pharynx.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the palatopharyngeus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Obsolete form of palatopharyngeus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology
From New Latin palātopharyngeus + -al, from palātum (“the palate”) + pharyngeus (“of or relating to the pharynx”), equivalent to palato- + pharyngeal. Doublet of palatopharyngeus.