Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharyngoglottal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pharyn-goglot-tal
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the pharynx and glottis.

Example Sentences

"Smoking may be the cause of gender based difference for CL. Smoking weakened the pharyngoglottal closure reflex, pharyngo-upper esophageal contractile reflex and reflexive pharyngeal swallow."

Etymology

From pharyngo- + glottal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pharyngo

Questions

What does pharyngoglottal mean?: Relating to the pharynx and glottis.
Where does pharyngoglottal come from?: From pharyngo- + glottal.

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