Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velopharynx

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: velophar-ynx
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The region of the soft palate and the pharynx

Example Sentences

"The volume and mean cross-sectional area of nasopharynx, velopharynx and glossopharynx region showed significant difference."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Pre-Greek *?der.? Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx English velopharynx From velo- + pharynx.

Inflected Forms

velopharynges (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

velopharyngeal

Rhymes With

endolarynx glossopharynx buccopharynx hypolarynx hyolarynx microlarynx presbylarynx epilarynx

Questions

What does velopharynx mean?: The region of the soft palate and the pharynx
Where does velopharynx come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Pre-Greek *?der.? Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx English velopharynx From velo- + pharynx.

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