Usually means: Adjacent to the pharynx area.
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▸ adjective:  (anatomy) Beyond the pharynx

Similar:
intrapharyngeal, subpharyngeal, postpharyngeal, infrapharyngeal, extrapharyngeal, supralaryngeal, retropharyngeal, peripharyngeal, circumpharyngeal, paraglottic, more...

Types:
retropharyngeal, lateral pharyngeal, medial pharyngeal, superior pharyngeal, inferior, more...

Phrases:
Parapharyngeal space, more...

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Similar:
intrapharyngeal, subpharyngeal, postpharyngeal, infrapharyngeal, extrapharyngeal, supralaryngeal, retropharyngeal, peripharyngeal, circumpharyngeal, paraglottic, more...

Types:
retropharyngeal, lateral pharyngeal, medial pharyngeal, superior pharyngeal, inferior, more...

Phrases:
Parapharyngeal space, more...



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