Glossopharynx

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The region that includes the tongue and the pharynx

    "The volume and mean cross-sectional area of nasopharynx, velopharynx and glossopharynx region showed significant difference."

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"The volume and mean cross-sectional area of nasopharynx, velopharynx and glossopharynx region showed significant difference."

Etymology

From glosso- + pharynx.

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