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noun
The region of the soft palate and the pharynx
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵh-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx English velopharynx From velo- + pharynx.
