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pharynx
[ far-ingks ]
noun
- the tube or cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus.
pharynx
/ ˈfærɪŋks /
noun
- the part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the oesophagus Compare nasopharynx pharyngeal
pharynx
/ făr′ĭngks /
, Plural pharynges fə-rĭn′jēz
- The passage that leads from the cavities of the nose and mouth to the larynx (voice box) and esophagus. Air passes through the pharynx on the way to the lungs, and food enters the esophagus from the pharynx.
Word History and Origins
Origin of pharynx1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pharynx1
Example Sentences
Vincent's angina is a chronic pseudomembranous and ulcerative inflammation of pharynx and tonsils.
It subsequently loses its connection with the pharynx, and in adult life is a bilobed structure on either side of the windpipe.
In hay fever, the itching and redness of the eyes, nose, and throat are controlled from a sensitive point in the naso-pharynx.
The Right Spot, as related in the chapter on Ichthyol, is either the vault of the pharynx or the upper surface of the soft palate.
In the higher grades, a mouth, pharynx, and sophagus precede the stomach.
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