Definitions for oropharynxˌɔr oʊˈfær ɪŋks, ˌoʊr-; -fəˈrɪn dʒiz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ro•phar•ynxˌɔr oʊˈfær ɪŋks, ˌoʊr-; -fəˈrɪn dʒiz(n.)(pl.)-pha•ryn•ges; -phar•ynx•es.
the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of oropharynx:
1885–90
o`ro•pha•ryn′ge•al-fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, -ˌfær ɪn dʒiˈ əl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
oropharynx(noun)
cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
Wiktionary
oropharynx(Noun)
the oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Oropharynx
The middle portion of the pharynx that lies posterior to the mouth, inferior to the SOFT PALATE, and superior to the base of the tongue and EPIGLOTTIS. It has a digestive function as food passes from the mouth into the oropharynx before entering ESOPHAGUS.
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