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Where does “pharynx” come from?

Pharynx comes from Latin pharynx, borrowed from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ, meaning throat.

pharynx (English): The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory...

Definitions

  1. The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory...

Ancestry of “pharynx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinpharynxpharynx
2Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus

Words derived from “pharynx”

  • nasopharynx
  • oropharynx
  • hypopharynx
  • craniopharyngioma
  • laryngopharynx
  • epipharynx
  • velopharynx
  • pharyngotomy
  • cytopharynx
  • rhinopharynx
  • retropharynx
  • buccopharynx
  • pharynges
  • actinopharynx
  • glossopharynx
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