retropharyngealadj.
/ˌrɛtrəʊfəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəl/, /ˌrɛtrəʊfarᵻnˈdʒiːəl/, /ˌrɛtrəʊfarn̩ˈdʒiːəl/, U.S. /ˌrɛtroʊfəˈrɪndʒ(i)əl/, /ˌrɛtroʊfɛrənˈdʒiəl/ Anatomy and Medicine.
Situated or occurring posterior to the pharynx.
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pharyngeal1754
pharyngal1756
pharyngic1822
pharyngopalatine1843
retropharyngeal1843
pharyngolaryngeal1848
postpharyngeal1860
thyropharyngean1860
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pharyngeal1754
pharyngal1756
pharyngic1822
pharyngopalatine1843
retropharyngeal1843
hypopharyngeal1856
postpharyngeal1860
oropharyngeal1885
1843 Prov. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 5 60/1 The existence of a retro-pharyngeal abscess.
1881 Lancet 3 Dec. 949/2 He there refers to a case where a retro-pharyngeal gummatous tumour attained a large size.
1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xvii. 444 In the cervical area a retropharyngeal abscess may form.
1998 Times 25 June 22/2 Additional fat in the neck, which is known as retro-pharyngeal fat, acts like a soft tumour pressing on and narrowing the upper airways, thereby increasing the tendency to snore.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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