nasopharynx
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zoʊˈfær noun, plural na·so·pha·ryn·ges [-fuh-rin-jeez] , na·so·phar·ynx·es. Anatomy.
[-fuh-rin-jeez] , na·so·phar·ynx·es. Anatomy. the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx ( def 2 ).
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| —n , pl -pharynges, -pharynxes | |
| the part of the pharynx situated above and behind the soft palate | |
| nasopharyngeal | |
| —adj | |
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nasopharynx na·so·phar·ynx (nā'zō-fār'ĭngks)
n.
The part of the pharynx above the soft palate that is continuous with the nasal passages. Also called epipharynx.
na'so·pha·ryn'ge·al (-fə-rĭn'jē-əl, -jəl, -fār'ən-jē'əl) adj.
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The treatment of lymphoid hypertrophies and infections of the pharynx and nasopharynx by irradiation.
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