retroglossal
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- Rhymes: -ɒsəl
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retroglossal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Behind the tongue
- 2015 July 4, Vilma E. Ortiz, Jean Kwo, “Obesity: physiologic changes and implications for preoperative management”, in BMC Anesthesiology[1], volume 15, :
- Although obstruction may occur at any point in the pharynx, it is most frequently observed in either the retropalatal and/or the retroglossal regions [ 57 ].