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oropharyngeal

/ˌɔɹ.əˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
oropha-ryn-geal
IPA
/ˌɔɹ.əˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx.

adj

Of or pertaining to the oropharynx.

noun

Ellipsis of oropharyngeal airway (“an adjunct device used to open and secure a patient's airway during emergencies”).

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ōsder. English oro- Latin pharynx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Late Latin pharyngeus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English pharyngeal English oropharyngeal From oro- + pharyngeal.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɔɹ.əˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
  • British English: /ˌɔː.ɹəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

oropharyngeals (plural)

Derived Forms

oropharyngeally nonoropharyngeal nasooropharyngeal

Phrases

tracheal intubation

Frequently Paired Words

tracheal intubation

Synonyms

pharyngo-oral OPA Guedel pattern airway

Rhymes With

laryngeal pharyngeal nasopharyngeal meningeal glossopharyngeal velopharyngeal retropharyngeal hypopharyngeal buccopharyngeal laryngopharyngeal oculopharyngeal palatopharyngeal

Questions

How do you pronounce oropharyngeal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔɹ.əˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/.
What does oropharyngeal mean?
Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx.
Where does oropharyngeal come from?
Etymology tree Latin ōsder. English oro- Latin pharynx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Late Latin pharyngeus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English pharyngeal English oropharyngeal From oro- + pharyngeal.

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