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la⋅ryn⋅go⋅phar⋅ynx

  [luh-ring-goh-far-ingks]
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–noun, plural -pha⋅ryn⋅ges  [-fuh-rin-jeez] , -phar⋅ynx⋅es. Anatomy.
the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
Origin:
1895–1900; laryngo- + pharynx
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la·ryn·go·phar·ynx   (lə-rĭng'gō-fār'ĭngks)   
n.  The portion of the pharynx just above the larynx.
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Main Entry: la·ryn·go·phar·ynx
Pronunciation: -'far-i[ng](k)s
Function: noun
: the lower part of the pharynx lying behind oradjacent to the larynx —compare NASOPHARYNX
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laryngopharynx la·ryn·go·phar·ynx (lə-rĭng'gō-fār'ĭngks)
n.
The part of the pharynx that lies below the aperture of the larynx and behind the larynx and that extends to the esophagus. Also called hypopharynx.

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