Definition of Laryngopharyngeal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the larynx and pharynx.

Derivative terms: Laryngopharynx
Partainyms: Larynx, Pharynx

Definition of Laryngopharyngeal

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of, pertaining to or connecting the larynx and the pharynx ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Laryngopharyngeal

1. Relating to both larynx and pharynx or to the laryngopharynx. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laryngopharyngeal

laryngitises
laryngo-
laryngocele
laryngofissure
laryngograph
laryngographic
laryngographs
laryngography
laryngological
laryngologies
laryngologist
laryngologists
laryngology
laryngomalacia
laryngoparalysis
laryngopharyngeal (current term)
laryngopharyngeal branches of superior cervical ganglion
laryngopharyngectomy
laryngopharyngeus
laryngopharyngitis
laryngopharynx
laryngophone
laryngophony
laryngophthisis
laryngoplasty
laryngoplegia
laryngorrhoea
laryngoscope
laryngoscopes

Literary usage of Laryngopharyngeal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1922)
"They report a case of a boy aged sixteen years who had a naso- pharyngeal and laryngopharyngeal stricture following diphtheria. ..."

2. Diseases of the stomach and upper alimentary tract by Anthony Bassler (1922)
"Care should be taken not to diagnose the presence of a stricture at the site of the laryngopharyngeal junction, because sometimes in normal persons, ..."

3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1904)
"In the latter institution, out of nine thousand cases there are records of two cases of hepatic syphilis and four of laryngopharyngeal syphilis only. ..."

4. Caruso's Method of Voice Production: The Scientific Culture of the Voice by Pasqual Mario Marafioti (1922)
"The laryngopharyngeal cavity and the mouth— a natural horn—as compared with the megaphone —an artificial horn—act as a resonating apparatus which magnifies ..."

5. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1913)
"laryngopharyngeal symptoms with spasm soon developed, and became intensified until the onset of paralysis. The fundus was examined in 4 cases and no changes ..."

6. Anatomical Names by Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Daniel Martin Schoemaker, Roy Lee Moodie, Wilhelm His (1917)
"... of superior laryn- geal nerve—90:31 — laryngeal, of superior thyroid artery —68:64 = laryngopharyngeal, of superior cervical ganglion—93:57 — lateral, ..."

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