velopharynx

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *weg-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.?

Proto-Italic *wekslom

Latin vēlumder.

English velo-

Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor.

New Latin pharynxbor.

English pharynx

English velopharynx

From velo- + pharynx.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æɹɪŋks

Noun

velopharynx (plural velopharynges)

1. (anatomy) The region of the soft palate and the pharynx
   • 2015 August 8, “Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Comparative Research”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The volume and mean cross-sectional area of nasopharynx, velopharynx and glossopharynx region showed significant difference.

Related terms

• velopharyngeal