Dictionary

pharynx en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfæɹ.ɪŋks/ (General-American)
• /ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Pre-Greek *?der.? Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).

Meanings

1. The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
2. The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.

Forms

Deriveds

actinopharynx · pharyngal · pharyngotomy · cytopharynx · hypopharynx · nasopharynx · retropharynx · epipharynx · palatopharynx · craniopharyngioma · velopharynx · laryngopharynx · oropharynx · rhinopharynx · glossopharynx · mesopharynx · neopharynx · buccopharynx

Meronyms

laryngopharynx · velopharynx · oropharynx · glossopharynx · nasopharynx

Relateds

pharyng- · pharyngeal · larynx · pharyngo-

Translations (71)

fi farynks (part of the alimentary canal) · hy ըմպան (part of the alimentary canal) · ko 인두 (part of the alimentary canal) · it faringe (part of the alimentary canal) · fi nielu (part of the alimentary canal) · eo faringo (part of the alimentary canal) · ar بُلْعُوم (part of the alimentary canal) · th คอหอย (part of the alimentary canal) · arz لغلوغ (part of the alimentary canal) · pt faringe (part of the alimentary canal) · cs hltan (part of the alimentary canal) · fr pharynx (part of the alimentary canal) · sl žrêlo (part of the alimentary canal) · ga faraing (part of the alimentary canal) · nb svelg (part of the alimentary canal) · kmr gerû (part of the alimentary canal) · cmn 咽頭 /咽头 (part of the alimentary canal) · ru гло́тка (part of the alimentary canal) · vo farin (part of the alimentary canal) · th ช่องคอ (part of the alimentary canal) · he בֵּית הַבְּלִיעָה (part of the alimentary canal) · ru зев (part of the alimentary canal) · hu garat (part of the alimentary canal) · ast farinxe (part of the alimentary canal) · gl farinxe (part of the alimentary canal) · de Pharynx (part of the alimentary canal) · nn svelg (part of the alimentary canal) · acw بَلْعوم (part of the alimentary canal) · et faarünks (part of the alimentary canal) · ia pharynge (part of the alimentary canal) · ja 咽頭 (part of the alimentary canal) · arz بَلعوم (part of the alimentary canal) · de Rachen (part of the alimentary canal) · cmn 咽 (part of the alimentary canal) · fur faringje (part of the alimentary canal) · ro faringe (part of the alimentary canal) · mk ждре́ло (part of the alimentary canal) · fo svølgrúm (part of the alimentary canal) · sv svalg (part of the alimentary canal) · mk го́лтник (part of the alimentary canal) · da svælg (part of the alimentary canal) · et neel (part of the alimentary canal) · pl gardło (part of the alimentary canal) · he לֹעַ (part of the alimentary canal) · tl lalagukan (part of the alimentary canal) · sh ждријело (part of the alimentary canal) · ta தொண்டைப்புரை (part of the alimentary canal) · es faringe (part of the alimentary canal) · bg глътка (part of the alimentary canal) · bg фаринкс (part of the alimentary canal) · la pharynx (part of the alimentary canal) · ms farinks (part of the alimentary canal) · sk hltan (part of the alimentary canal) · kmr gewrî (part of the alimentary canal) · sh ždrijelo (part of the alimentary canal) · fo svølg (part of the alimentary canal) · nl farynx (part of the alimentary canal) · bn গলবিল (part of the alimentary canal) · mi paeoro (part of the alimentary canal) · tr yutak (part of the alimentary canal) · el φάρυγγας (part of the alimentary canal) · ca faringe (part of the alimentary canal) · ru фа́ринкс (part of the alimentary canal) · ru горта́нь (part of the alimentary canal) · vi yết hầu (part of the alimentary canal) · oc faringe (part of the alimentary canal) · fa حلق (part of the alimentary canal) · hy կոկորդաբերան (part of the alimentary canal) · fa نایگلو (part of the alimentary canal) · is kok (part of the alimentary canal) · io faringo (part of the alimentary canal)