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prefix
Forms terms relating to the pharynx.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx, “throat”), akin to modern Greek φάρυγγας (fáryngas, “pharynx”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
