PHARYNGEAL RECESS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small recess in the wall of the pharynx

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pharyngeal recess" is a kind of...):

corner; niche; recess; recession (a small concavity)

Holonyms ("pharyngeal recess" 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)

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