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Where does “palatopharyngeal” come from?

palatopharyngeal (English) comes from English palatopharyngeus, from Latin pharyngeus, from Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ — windpipe; throat; esophagus.

palatopharyngeal (English): Of or pertaining to the palatopharyngeus

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the palatopharyngeus

Ancestry of “palatopharyngeal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalatopharyngeusA long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle...
2Latinpharyngeus—
3Latinpharynxpharynx
4Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus
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