different between oropharyngeal vs pharyngeal

English

Etymology

oro- +? pharyngeal

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i??l
• Rhymes: -?nd??l

Adjective

oropharyngeal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx
2. Of or pertaining to the oropharynx

Synonyms

• (EMS): OPA, Guedel pattern airway

See also

• tracheal intubation

Noun

oropharyngeal (plural oropharyngeals)

1. (informal, medicine) Oropharyngeal airway, an adjunct device used to open and secure a patient's airway during emergencies

English

Alternative forms

• pharyngal

Etymology

From New Latin pharyngeus +? -al, from pharynx +? -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f????n.d??i.?l/, /f????n.?i.?l/, /?fa.??n?d?i?.?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??.?n?d??i.?l/, /?fæ?.?n?d??i.?l/, /f????n.d??i.?l/, /f????n.d???l/
• Rhymes: -?nd?i?l, -?n?i?l, -i??l, -?nd??l

Adjective

pharyngeal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
2. (phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

pharyngeal (plural pharyngeals)

1. (phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant.

References

• “pharyngeal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “pharyngeal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).