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OROPHARYNX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oropharynx" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Holonyms ("oropharynx" is a part of...):
pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)
Derivation:
oropharyngeal (of or relating to or located near the oropharynx)
Context examples:
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the oropharynx.
(Benign Oropharyngeal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign exophytic neoplasm that arises from the oropharynx.
(Oropharyngeal Squamous Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the nasopharynx, oropharynx, or hypopharynx.
(Pharyngeal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Paired small tissue masses located on opposite sides of the oropharynx between the faucial pillars.
(Palatine Tonsil, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A non-keratinizing carcinoma arising from the oropharynx.
(Oropharyngeal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
N. meningitidis, known commonly as meningococcus, is the causative agent of cerebrospinal meningitis, but is also associated with other human infections, but can be commensal in the oropharynx and nasopharynx of carriers.
(Neisseria meningitidis, NCI Thesaurus)
It most frequently involves the oropharynx, nasopharynx, sinuses, and larynx.
(Extraosseous Plasmacytoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An acute eruption of ulcerative lesions on the mucous membrane of the oropharynx.
(Enanthem, NCI Thesaurus)
A. johnsonii is a commensal organism on human skin and oropharynx but may be a cause of nosocomial infections.
(Acinetobacter johnsonii, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare adenoid cystic carcinoma that arises from the oropharynx.
(Oropharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
