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Definition of Oropharynx
1. Noun. Cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth.
Group relationships: Pharynx, Throat
Derivative terms: Oropharyngeal
Definition of Oropharynx
1. Noun. (anatomy) the oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oropharynx
1. [n -YNXES or -YNGES]
Medical Definition of Oropharynx
1. The area of the throat at the back of the mouth. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oropharynx
Literary usage of Oropharynx
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat: A Manual for Students and Practitioners by Howard Charles Ballenger, Adolphus George Wippern (1917)
"THE pharynx is divided into the nasopharynx, or that portion of the pharynx
situated above the soft palate, the oropharynx, the portion between the soft ..."
2. Gulf War And Health by Carolyn Fulco, Institute of Medicine (2005)
"CANCERS OF THE ORAL CAVITY AND oropharynx The cancers reviewed in this section
include those of the oral cavity, that is, the lips, the lining of the lips ..."
3. A Manual of Diseases of the Nose, Throat, and Ear by Edward Baldwin Gleason (1918)
"DISEASES OF THE oropharynx Acute tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils
and adjacent structures. There are two common varieties— the ..."
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