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phar·ynx  (frngks)

n. pl. pha·ryn·ges (f-rnjz) or phar·ynx·es

The section of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus.

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[New Latin pharynx, pharyng-, from Greek pharunx.]

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pharynx [far-rinks, far-rin-jeez]

Noun

pl pharynges pharynxes the part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the oesophagus [Greek pharunx throat]

pharyngeal adj

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pharynx  (frngks)

Plural pharynges (f-rnjz) or pharynxes

The passage that leads from the cavities of the nose and mouth to the larynx (voice box) and esophagus. Air passes through the pharynx on the way to the lungs, and food enters the esophagus from the pharynx.

Thesaurus

Noun

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pharynx - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone throat glossa, lingua, tongue, clapper - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea nasopharynx - cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx oropharynx - cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth laryngopharynx - the lower part of the pharynx adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis - a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" tubular cavity - a cavity having the shape of a tube pharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx