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PHARYNX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pharynges   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

pharynx; throat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pharynx" is a kind of...):

tubular cavity (a cavity having the shape of a tube)

Meronyms (parts of "pharynx"):

clapper; glossa; lingua; tongue (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)

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))

pharyngeal recess (a small recess in the wall of the pharynx)

Holonyms ("pharynx" is a part of...):

upper respiratory tract (the nose and throat and trachea)

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)

Derivation:

pharyngeal (of or relating to the throat)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Surgery involving the partial excision of the pharynx.

(Partial Pharyngectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

An endoscopic examination of the pharynx, larynx, trachea and esophagus.

(Panendoscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

Administration of a drug directly to the mouth and pharynx.

(Oropharyngeal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

K. rhinoscleromatis is pathogenic and the causative agent of rhinoscleroma, an upper respiratory disease of the nose and pharynx.

(Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis, NCI Thesaurus)

An abnormal communication between the pharynx and another organ or anatomic site.

(Pharyngeal Fistula, NCI Thesaurus)

The portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach.

(Esophagus, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the pharynx.

(Benign Pharyngeal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

The posterior one third of the tongue behind the terminal sulcus that forms the anterior aspect of the oro-pharynx responsible for swallowing and modification of the voice in speech.

(Base of the Tongue, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute and painful inflammatory process that affects the pharynx.

(Acute Pharyngitis, NCI Thesaurus)

The lower part of the pharynx that connects to the esophagus.

(Hypopharynx, NCI Thesaurus)