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pharyngeal teeth — teeth on the pharyngeal bones. May be placed in a dorsal and ventral pair, as in most teleost fishes, or in laterally opposing pairs, one set on each side, as in Cyprinidae and Catostomidae. The upper pharyngeal teeth are located on a dentigerous … Dictionary of ichthyology
Pharyngeal flap surgery — is a procedure to correct the airflow during speech. The procedure is common amongpeople with cleft palate and some types of dysarthria.Pharyngeal flap proceduresPosterior pharyngeal flap surgery is the most commonly used operation to restore… … Wikipedia
Pharyngeal tonsil — Location of the adenoid Latin tonsilla pharyngea MeSH … Wikipedia
Pharyngeal muscles — Muscles of the pharynx and cheek … Wikipedia
Pharyngeal — Phar yn*ge al, n. (Anat.) A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve Latin = ramus pharyngeus nervi vagi GraySubject = 205 GrayPage = 911 Caption = Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Pharyngeal visible at center right.)… … Wikipedia
pharyngeal arches — term used to denote the branchial arches (q.v.) in human embryos. The first and second pharyngeal arches (qq.v.) contribute to the formation of the upper and lower jaws and the hyoid bone. The third pharyngeal arch develops into the greater horn… … Medical dictionary
pharyngeal cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the pharynx (the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the windpipe and esophagus). Pharyngeal cancer includes cancer of the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind … English dictionary of cancer terms
pharyngeal tonsil — noun a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
Upper esophageal sphincter — Infobox Anatomy Name = Upper esophageal sphincter Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. (Constrictor pharyngis inferior visible at bottom left.) Caption2 = Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx … Wikipedia
