Pharynx: Difference between revisions

The word ''pharynx'' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ær|ɪ|ŋ|k|s}}<ref>''[[OED]]'' 2nd edition, 1989.</ref><ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharynx Entry "pharynx"] in ''[http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]'', retrieved 2012-07-28.</ref>) is derived from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] φάρυγξ ''phárynx'', meaning "throat". Its plural form is ''pharynges'' {{IPAc-en|f|ə|ˈ|r|ɪ|n|dʒ|i:|z}} or ''pharynxes'' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ær|ɪ|ŋ|k|s|ə|z}}, and its adjective form is ''[[pharyngeal (disambiguation)|pharyngeal]]'' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|f|æ|r|ɪ|n|ˈ|dʒ|iː|əl|}} <small>or</small> {{IPAc-en|f|ə|ˈ|r|ɪ|n|dʒ|i|əl}}).