Pharyngeal sounds are made in the pharynx.
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Pharyngeal
/fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/
Synonyms for "pharyngeal" (135 found)
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dissimilateddissimilationdorsalepenthetic vowelexplosiveflatfrontglideglossalglottalglottalizationgutturalhardheavyhighintonatedlabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelar
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Noun(2 words)
gutturalguttural consonant
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openoxytonepalatalpalatalizedparasitic vowelpeakpharyngealizationpharyngealizedphonephonemephonemicphoneticphonicpitchpitchedplosiveposttonicprothetic vowelretroflexrounded
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segmental phonemesemivowelsoftsonantsonorityspeech soundstopstoppedstressedstrongsurdsyllabicsyllabic nucleussyllabic peaksyllabletensethickthroatytonaltonictransition soundtriphthongtwangyunaccentedunroundedunstressedvelarvocablevocalicvocoidvoicevoicedvoiced soundvoicelessvoiceless soundvoicingvowelvowellikeweakwide
Noun(7 words)
pharyngeal articulation termpharyngeal phonetic termpharyngeal place termpharyngeal relatedpharyngeal related termpharyngeal soundthroat related term
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8 entriespharyngeal cavitypharyngeal fricativepharyngeal musclepharyngeal stoppharyngeal trillpharyngeal wallvoiced pharyngeal fricativevoiceless pharyngeal fricative
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8 entriespharyngeal archpharyngeal articulationpharyngeal cavitypharyngeal constrictionpharyngeal constrictorpharyngeal fricativepharyngeal stoppharyngeal wall
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The pharyngeal part of the throat is behind the nose and mouth.
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The study describing how coffee consumption can reduce the risk of oral / pharyngeal cancer is published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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The researchers — population study experts with the American Cancer Society — say the study has found that participants who drank about four cups of coffee per day reduced their risk of oral/pharyngeal cancer by 49 percent, compared to those who drank little or no coffee per day.
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