epipharyngeal

English

Etymology

epi- +‎ pharyngeal

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪndʒiəl
Rhymes: -iːəl

Adjective

epipharyngeal (not comparable)

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or located at, the segments above the epibranchial in the branchial arches of fishes.
epipharyngeal bar

epipharyngeal gland

epipharyngeal groove

epipharyngeal margin

epipharyngeal placode

epipharyngeal wall

Noun

epipharyngeal (plural epipharyngeals)

An epipharyngeal bone or cartilage.

References

“epipharyngeal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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