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laryngopharyngeal

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laryngopharyngeal /la·ryn·go·pha·ryn·ge·al/ (lah-ring″go-fah-rin´je-al) pertaining to the larynx and pharynx or to the laryngopharynx.
la·ryn·go·pha·ryn·geal (l-rngg-f-rnjl, -frn-jl)
adj.
1. Relating to the larynx and the pharynx.
2. Relating to the laryngopharynx.
laryngopharyngeal
[-ferin′jē·əl]
pertaining to the larynx and pharynx. See also laryngopharynx.
laryngopharyngeal [lah-ring″go-fah-rin´je-al]
pertaining to the larynx and pharynx.
laryngopharyngeal (lring´gōfrin´jēl),
adj related jointly to the larynx and the pharynx.
laryngopharyngeal
pertaining to the larynx and pharynx.
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