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1. (n.) pharynx
the portion of the alimentary canal, with its membranes and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the larynx.
Etymology: (1685–95; < NL < Gk phárynx throat)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) throat, pharynx
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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1. (noun) PHARYNX
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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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. PHARYNX
A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx).
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