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oropharynx

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o⋅ro⋅phar⋅ynx

  [awr-oh-far-ingks, ohr-]
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–noun, plural -pha⋅ryn⋅ges  [-fuh-rin-jeez] , -phar⋅ynx⋅es. Anatomy.
1. the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
2. the pharynx as distinguished from the nasopharynx and laryngeal pharynx.
Origin:
1885–90; oro- 2 + pharynx

Related forms:
o⋅ro⋅pha⋅ryn⋅ge⋅al  [awr-oh-fuh-rin-jee-uhl, -far-in-jee-uhl, ohr-] , adjective
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o·ro·phar·ynx   (ôr'ō-fār'ĭngks, ōr'-)   
n.   pl. o·ro·pha·ryn·ges (-fə-rĭn'jēz) or o·ro·phar·ynx·es
The part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

[Latin ōs, ōr-, mouth; see os1 + pharynx.]
o'ro·pha·ryn'ge·al (-fə-rĭn'jē-əl, -fār'ən-jē'əl) adj.
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Main Entry: oro·phar·ynx
Pronunciation: -'far-i[ng](k)s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural oro·pha·ryn·ges /-f&-'rin-(")jEz/ also -phar·ynx·es
: the part of the pharynx that is below the soft palate and above the epiglottis and is continuous with themouth
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oropharynx o·ro·phar·ynx (ôr'ō-fār'ĭngks)
n.
The pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

o'ro·pha·ryn'ge·al (-fə-rĭn'jē-əl, -jəl, -fār'ĭn-jē'əl) adj.

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