pharynx
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ɪŋks Origin:
1685–95; < Neo-Latin < Greek phárynx throat, akin to pháranx gulf, chasm
1685–95; < Neo-Latin < Greek phárynx throat, akin to pháranx gulf, chasm
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pharynx (ˈfærɪŋks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl pharynges, pharynxes | |
| Compare nasopharynx the part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the oesophagusRelated: pharyngeal | |
| Related: pharyngeal | |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek pharunx throat; related to Greek pharanx chasm] | |
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Pharynx
is always a great word to know.
So is right lung. Does it mean:
| divided into three lobes by two interlobular fissures, superior, middle, and inferior |
| wedge-shaped, includes the lower part of the anterior border and anterior part of base of the lung |
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Word Origin & History
pharynx
1693, from Gk. pharynx (gen. pharyngos) "windpipe, throat," related to pharanx "cleft, chasm."
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Medical Dictionary
pharynx phar·ynx (fār'ĭngks)
n. pl. phar·ynx·es or pha·ryng·es (fə-rĭn'jēz)
The upper section of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx.
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Science Dictionary
| pharynx (fār'ĭngks) Pronunciation Key
Plural pharynges (fə-rĭn'jēz) or pharynxes The passage that leads from the cavities of the nose and mouth to the larynx (voice box) and esophagus. Air passes through the pharynx on the way to the lungs, and food enters the esophagus from the pharynx. |
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Example sentences
The heart originally lies on the ventral aspect of the pharynx, immediately behind the stomodeum.
Cancer may have spread to one or more lymph nodes on one side of the neck and/or to lymph nodes behind the pharynx.
The diagnosis: aggressive soft-tissue cancer of the pharynx.
Part of your pharynx may be removed in a total laryngectomy.
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