3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pharyngeal  \Phar`yn*ge"al\,  a.  [See  {Pharynx}.]  (Anat.) 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  pharynx;  in  the  region  of  the 
  pharynx. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  elements  in  the 
  complete  branchial  arches. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pharyngeal 
  adj  :  pharyngeal  fricatives" 

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