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pharyngognathi |
pharyngolaryngeal |
pharyngopneusta |
pharyngotome |
pharyngotomy |
Pharynx
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Pharynx
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Pharynx has 1 sense
- pharynx(n = noun.body) throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone; Array has parts: clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue, gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, adenoid, luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis, pharyngeal recess
is a part of upper respiratory tract, alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract, cervix, neck
is a kind of tubular cavity
Derived form adjective pharyngeal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Pharynx, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , : cf. F. pharynx.].
The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and lateral branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Pharynx, n. (pl. pharynges) a cavity, with enclosing muscles and mucous membrane, behind the nose and mouth, and connecting them to the oesophagus.
Derivative
pharyngal adj. pharyngeal adj. pharyngitis n.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk pharugx -ggos
THESAURUS
Pharynx
alveolar ridge, alveolus, apex, arytenoid cartilages, back, blade, dorsum, esophagus, fauces, goozle, gorge, gullet, guzzle, hals, hard palate, larynx, lips, nasal cavity, oral cavity, palate, pharyngeal cavity, soft palate, speech organ, syrinx, teeth, teeth ridge, throat, tip, tongue, velum, vocal chink, vocal cords, vocal folds, vocal processes, voice box, weasand, wizen
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