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Pharyngeal
is always a great word to know.
So is manner of articulation. Does it mean:
| to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, esp. by releasing (the stop) slowly. |
| the degree of obstruction or the type of channel imposed upon the passage of air at a given place of articulation like stop, fricative, nasal, semivowel |
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World English Dictionary
pharyngeal or pharyngal (ˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl, fəˈrɪŋɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or situated in or near the pharynx |
| 2. | phonetics pronounced or supplemented in pronunciation with an articulation in or constriction of the pharynx |
| —n | |
| 3. | phonetics a pharyngeal speech sound |
| [C19: from New Latin pharyngeus; see | |
| pharyngal or pharyngal | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin pharyngeus; see | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
pharyngeal pha·ryn·ge·al (fə-rĭn'jē-əl, -jəl, fār'ĭn-jē'əl) or pha·ryn·gal (fə-rĭng'gəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, located in, or coming from the pharynx.
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Example sentences
Four branchial grooves are present: the stomodeum is well-marked, and the bucco-pharyngeal membrane has disappeared.
The teeth on the pharyngeal jaws are designed to drag the prey further in.
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