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Where does “pharyngoplasty” come from?

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

pharyngoplasty (English): repair or reshaping of the pharynx

Definitions

  1. repair or reshaping of the pharynx

Ancestry of “pharyngoplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpharyngo-relating to the pharynx
2New Latinpharynxpharynx
3Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus
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