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Definition of Pharynx
1. Noun. The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone.
Terms within: 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
Group relationships: Upper Respiratory Tract, Alimentary Canal, Alimentary Tract, Digestive Tract, Digestive Tube, Gastrointestinal Tract, Gi Tract, Cervix, Neck
Generic synonyms: Tubular Cavity
Derivative terms: Pharyngeal, Throaty
Definition of Pharynx
1. n. 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.
Definition of Pharynx
1. Noun. (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pharynx
1. a section of the digestive tract [n -YNGES or -YNXES]
Medical Definition of Pharynx
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pharynx
Literary usage of Pharynx
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The mucous membrane of the pharynx is very vascular, and is often the seat ...
Abscess may form in the connective tissue behind the pharynx, between it and ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"passes downward along the side of the pharynx between the ... When deglutition "is
about to be performed, the pharynx Is drawn upward and dilated in ..."
3. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The pharynx.—The pharynx is not a well-defined region of the intestine; the term
pharynx is commonly applied to a region between the mouth and the ..."
4. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear by William Lincoln Ballenger (1908)
"Anesthesia of the pharynx is not of any great clinical significance, excepting,
perhaps, when it accompanies progressive bulbar disease. ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"SCHILLING (Arch, internal, de laryng., d'otol., et de rhin., November and December,
1906) reports a tuberculous tumor at the vault of the pharynx, ..."
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