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单词 pharyngeal
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Definition of pharyngeal in English:

pharyngeal

(also pharyngal)
adjective fəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəlˌfarɪnˈdʒiːəl
  • 1Relating to the pharynx.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its fibers pass dorsally from an extensive anterior attachment to insert on the pharyngeal raphe, the pharyngeal tubercle of the occipital bone.
    • The levator veli palatini muscle, which elevates the soft palate, is innervated by a pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve.
    • Combined stimulation of the hypoglossus branch and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve produced significant interactions between pressure and stimulation in the caudal oropharynx.
    • The hypoglossal and glossopharyngeal nerves innervate pharyngeal dilator muscles.
    • The muscular walls of the pharynx constitute three overlapping sheets of striated muscle, the pharyngeal constrictors.
    1. 1.1Phonetics (of a speech sound) produced by articulating the root of the tongue with the pharynx, a feature of certain consonants in Arabic, for example.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Modern phoneticians would more precisely categorize such consonants into velar, uvular, pharyngeal, and glottal articulations.
      • From the lips back to the larynx, the IPA names 11 places of articulation: bilabial labiodental dental alveolar postalveolar retroflex palatal velar uvular pharyngeal glottal
noun fəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəlˌfarɪnˈdʒiːəl
Phonetics
  • A pharyngeal consonant.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cuneiform was in many ways unsuited to Akkadian: among its flaws was its inability to represent important phonemes in Semitic, including a glottal stop, pharyngeals, and emphatic consonants.
    • It has a series of ejectives, voiced stops that are truly voiced even in word-initial position, phonemic glottal stop, and several fricatives absent from English, including a pair of pharyngeals.
    • We also find that the pharyngeals involve an even longer articulatory sequence than glottalized consonants.

Origin

Early 19th century: from modern Latin pharyngeus (from Greek pharunx, pharung- 'throat') + -al.

 
 

Definition of pharyngeal in US English:

pharyngeal

adjective
  • 1Relating to the pharynx.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The levator veli palatini muscle, which elevates the soft palate, is innervated by a pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve.
    • Its fibers pass dorsally from an extensive anterior attachment to insert on the pharyngeal raphe, the pharyngeal tubercle of the occipital bone.
    • The hypoglossal and glossopharyngeal nerves innervate pharyngeal dilator muscles.
    • Combined stimulation of the hypoglossus branch and pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve produced significant interactions between pressure and stimulation in the caudal oropharynx.
    • The muscular walls of the pharynx constitute three overlapping sheets of striated muscle, the pharyngeal constrictors.
    1. 1.1Phonetics (of a speech sound) produced by articulating the root of the tongue with the pharynx, a feature of certain consonants in Arabic, for example.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • From the lips back to the larynx, the IPA names 11 places of articulation: bilabial labiodental dental alveolar postalveolar retroflex palatal velar uvular pharyngeal glottal
      • Modern phoneticians would more precisely categorize such consonants into velar, uvular, pharyngeal, and glottal articulations.
noun
Phonetics
  • A pharyngeal consonant.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has a series of ejectives, voiced stops that are truly voiced even in word-initial position, phonemic glottal stop, and several fricatives absent from English, including a pair of pharyngeals.
    • We also find that the pharyngeals involve an even longer articulatory sequence than glottalized consonants.
    • Cuneiform was in many ways unsuited to Akkadian: among its flaws was its inability to represent important phonemes in Semitic, including a glottal stop, pharyngeals, and emphatic consonants.

Origin

Early 19th century: from modern Latin pharyngeus (from Greek pharunx, pharung- ‘throat’) + -al.

 
 
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