Usually means: Located behind the pharynx area.
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  1. retropharyngeal: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. retropharyngeal: Wordnik
  3. retropharyngeal: Wiktionary
  4. retropharyngeal: Dictionary.com
  5. Retropharyngeal: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. retropharyngeal: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. retropharyngeal: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. retropharyngeal: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (anatomy, relational) Located behind the pharynx.

Similar:
retrolaryngeal, postpharyngeal, retroesophageal, retrophrenic, parapharyngeal, intrapharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, infrapharyngeal, subpharyngeal, retroglossal, more...

Opposite:
Anterior, front, ventral

Types:
lymph nodes, adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, larynx, more...

Phrases:
Retropharyngeal abscess, Retropharyngeal space, retropharyngeal lymph nodes, more...

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Similar:
retrolaryngeal, postpharyngeal, retroesophageal, retrophrenic, parapharyngeal, intrapharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, infrapharyngeal, subpharyngeal, retroglossal, more...

Opposite:
Anterior, front, ventral

Types:
lymph nodes, adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, larynx, more...

Phrases:
Retropharyngeal abscess, Retropharyngeal space, retropharyngeal lymph nodes, more...



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