pharyngeal
Pertaining to gullet
Pharyngeal means relating to the pharynx—the cavity at the back of the mouth that connects to the esophagus and windpipe.
The term appears in medical and anatomical contexts: pharyngeal muscles, pharyngeal infection.
In linguistics, pharyngeal describes consonants produced by constricting the pharynx, found in Arabic and some other languages.
Neck's inner passage
- nasopharynxUpper pharyngeal region
- oropharynxMid-throat cavity
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
- tonsilsThroat's lymphoid tissue
adenoids · uvula · esophagus · larynx · trachea · mucosa · sphincter · constrictor
Of the throat's pendant
- glottalOf the throat opening
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- plosiveConsonant with blocked release
- consonantIn agreement with
articulation · voicing · phoneme · allophone · phonology · manner · airstream · constriction
Act of swallowing
- bolusChewed food mass
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
gag · reflex · mastication · esophageal · swallow · ingestion · saliva · propulsion
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- strepThroat infection, informally
- tonsillitisInflamed throat tissue
- abscessLocalized pus collection
cancer · carcinoma · tumor · stenosis · obstruction · reflux · biopsy · endoscopy
throat
Neck's inner passage
- nasopharynxUpper pharyngeal region
- oropharynxMid-throat cavity
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
tonsils · adenoids · uvula · esophagus · larynx · trachea · mucosa · sphincter · constrictor · muscle
uvular
Of the throat's pendant
- glottalOf the throat opening
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- plosiveConsonant with blocked release
consonant · articulation · voicing · phoneme · allophone · phonology · manner · airstream · constriction · place
deglutition
Act of swallowing
- bolusChewed food mass
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
aspiration · gag · reflex · mastication · esophageal · swallow · ingestion · saliva · propulsion · contraction
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- strepThroat infection, informally
- tonsillitisInflamed throat tissue
abscess · cancer · carcinoma · tumor · stenosis · obstruction · reflux · biopsy · endoscopy · examination
- phoneticsphonemes, phoneme, vocal folds, consonants, vowels
- articulationalveolar, bilabial, dental, glottal, labial
- speech soundsvowel, diphthong, nasal, monophthong, vocal folds
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- consonantsd, h, q, r, w
- Tajweedreciter, harakat, reciters, elongation, vowel lengthening