oropharynx

See also: oro-pharynx

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oro- +‎ pharynx

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  • Rhymes: -æɹɪŋks

Noun

oropharynx (plural oropharynxes or oropharynges)

  1. (anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
    • 2007 May 6, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “A Nervous Case”, in New York Times‎:
      He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient’s nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.

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