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hyolaryngeal

adjective/ˌhaɪəʊləˈrɪndʒɪəl/

C2CEFR level
98/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Relating to the hyoid bone and the larynx and their combined movement.

Reduced hyolaryngeal elevation delayed closure of the airway and left residue in the pharynx.

Topic: Speech & language therapy in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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