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Laryngealization

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laryngeal(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the larynx.
laryngopharynxnoun(anatomy) The part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx
larynxnoun(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.
laryngotracheal(anatomy) Pertaining to both larynx and trachea.
pharyngealnoun(phonetics) Ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant (“a sound that is articulated with the pharynx”).
laryngesnoun(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.
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laryngectomynoun(surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the larynx, most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer.
laryngnoun—
epipharyngealnounAn epipharyngeal bone or cartilage.
laryngologynounThe branch of physiology dealing with the larynx and its disorders.
nasalizationnoun(phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth
oropharyngeal(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx.
velopharyngeal(phonetics) Articulated at the velopharynx. (Those with cleft palate produce such sounds instead of standard sibilants.)
laryngismusnoun(medicine, dated) laryngospasm.
hypopharynxnoun(anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus
glossopharyngealnoun(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of glossopharyngeal nerve. [(neuroanatomy) Either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves which are mixed nerves that exit the brainstem from the sides of the upper medulla oblongata, carry afferent sensory and efferent motor information, and supply the pharynx, posterior tongue, and parotid gland.]
laryngoscopynounThe examination of the throat using a laryngoscope.
laryngospasmnounAn uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx
cricopharyngealnoun(anatomy) Of or relating to the cricopharyngeus.

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