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Pharynx

Pharynx Meaning & Definition
Pharynx Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pharynx?

[n] the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pharynx: throat

Related Terms | Find terms related to 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

See Also | adenoid | alimentary canal | alimentary tract | cervix | clapper | digestive tract | digestive tube | gastrointestinal tract | GI tract | glossa | gustatory organ | laryngopharynx | lingua | Luschka's tonsil | nasopharynx | neck | oropharynx | pharyngeal recess | pharyngeal tonsil | taste bud | tastebud | third tonsil | tongue | tonsilla adenoidea | tonsilla pharyngealis | tubular cavity | upper respiratory tract

Pharynx In Webster's Dictionary

\Phar"ynx\, n.; pl. {pharynges}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. pharynx.] (Anat.) 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.

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