Noun: velopharynx
| Singular | velopharynx |
| Plural | velopharynges |
Sample Sentences
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The volume and mean cross-sectional area of nasopharynx, velopharynx and glossopharynx region showed significant difference. [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, →DOI:]
Nouns inflected like velopharynx
velopharynx,
endosalpinx,
proximal phalanx,
intermediate phalanx,
archæopteryx,
distal phalanx,
pachymeninx,
archaiopteryx,
middle phalanx,
sphex,
laryngopharynx,
mesosalpinx,
sacrococcyx,
mesophalanx,
meninx,
myrinx,
iynx,
jynx,
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *weg-
3. Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.?
4. Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.?
5. Proto-Italic *wekslom
6. Latin vēlumder.
7. English velo-
8. Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-der.?
9. Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.?
10. Pre-Greek *?der.?
11. Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor.
12. New Latin pharynxbor.
13. English pharynx
14. English velopharynx
15. From velo- + pharynx.