PHAROS
Pha"ros, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Defn: A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.
He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse. Arbuthnot.
PHARYNGAL
Pha*ryn"gal, a.
Defn: Pharyngeal. H. Sweet.
PHARYNGEAL
Phar`yn*ge"al, a. Etym: [See Pharynx.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.
PHARYNGEAL
Phar`yn*ge"al, n. (Anat.)
Defn: A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches.
PHARYNGITIS
Phar`yn*gi"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Pharynx, and -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the pharynx.