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Where does “laryngopharynx” come from?

laryngopharynx (English) comes from English pharynx, from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ — windpipe; throat; esophagus.

laryngopharynx (English): The part of the pharynx below and behind the...

Definitions

  1. The part of the pharynx below and behind the...

Ancestry of “laryngopharynx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpharynxThe part of the alimentary canal and respiratory...
2New Latinpharynxpharynx
3Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus
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