pharyngeal

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
2. (not-comparable)Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant (“a sound that is articulated with the pharynx”).