Medical Dictionary

retropharyngeal

adj ret·ro·pha·ryn·geal
\-ˌfar-ən-ˈjē-əl, -fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl\

Medical Definition of RETROPHARYNGEAL

:  situated or occurring behind the pharynx <a retropharyngeal abscess>

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