This came in my "word a day" email today:
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
laryngopharyngeal
PRONUNCIATION:
(luh-ring-goh-fuh-RIN-jee-uhl, -juhl)
MEANING:
adjective:
Of or relating to the larynx (the part of the throat holding the vocal
cords) and pharynx (the part of the throat that leads from the mouth to
the esophagus).
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin larynx, from Greek larynx + Latin pharynx, from Greek pharynx
(throat). Earliest documented use: 1872.
NOTES:
If you have heard this term, chances are it was in the context of
laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), a condition in which the contents of the
stomach flow back to the throat.
USAGE:
"Under the heading of laryngopharyngeal disorders we discover that oboists
and horn players can be prone to nasal speech, regurgitation of liquids
and snorting while playing, all a result of the high pressures they must
employ to hit their notes."
Not Quite So Perilous in the Orchestra Pit; Nelson Mail (New Zealand);
Feb 25, 2009.
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