Of or pertaining to the pharynx; entering into the structure of the pharynx: as, a pharyngeal artery, vein, nerve, muscle, gland, etc.Having a pharynx; specifically, of or pertaining to the Pharyngea: as, a pharyngeal planarian.Having ankylosed pharyngeal bones, as a fish; pharyngognathous.Superior. Same as pterygopalatine artery (which see, under pterygopalatine).The pharyngeal bones when they have a jaw-like form or function.A plexus of veins on the outer surface of the pharynx.n. A structure which enters into the composition of the pharynx: as, the ascending pharyngeal, a branch of the external carotid artery, given off at or near the origin of the latter; the ankylosed pharyngeals (bones) of some fishes.