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Pharyngeal
Pharˊyn-ge′al
,Adj.
[See
Pharynx
.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.
Pharˊyn-ge′al
,Noun.
(Anat.)
A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the
lower pharyngeals
, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals
, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches.