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Definition of pharynxes in English English dictionary
- plural of pharynx
- pharynx
- The part of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus
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- The upper throat
- pharynx
- throat The cavity connecting the nose, mouth, and larynx
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- Portion of the airway at the back of the throat, connecting mouth, nasal cavity and larynx
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- It has one or two external openings through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and lateral branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias
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- Essentially the throat area between the voice box and the back of the nose behind the tongue A floppy muscular tube
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- The throat, a tube-like structure from the base of the skull to the esophagus
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- —The throat; the tube connecting the back of the mouth and nose to the esophagus and windpipe
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- The hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach)
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- anterior part of the digestive tract; often eversible, always modified for feeding purposes, sometimes also for burrowing
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- pharynges the tube that goes from the back of your mouth to the place where the tube divides for food and air. Inside of the throat, from the oral and nasal cavities (see mouth, nose) to the trachea and esophagus. It has three connected sections: the nasopharynx, at the back of the nasal cavity; the oropharynx, in the back of the oral cavity down to the epiglottis (a flap of tissue that closes off the larynx during swallowing); and the laryngopharynx, from the epiglottis to the esophagus. The oropharynx contains the palatine tonsils. The eustachian tubes connect the middle ears to the pharynx, allowing air pressure on the eardrum to be equalized. Disorders include pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and cancer
- pharynx
- {i} upper part of the throat that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus (Anatomy)
- pharynx
- throat
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- the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
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- a part of the body between the mouth’s opening and the tube that runs down the throat to the stomach
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- area posterior to the nares and the oral cavity; passageway for air from the nasal cavity and/or the mouth to the lungs via the larynx and the trachea, for food and liquids from the mouth to the esophagus
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- the back of the throat through which air passes when you inhale
- pharynx
- The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus
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- That part of the respiratory tract extending from the larynx to the nasal cavity; the throat is a part of the pharynx
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- The airway in the neck above the larynx and below the velum
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- Back of the throat
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- Lower part of the vocal tract which connects the mouth to the trachea
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Turkish - English
Definition of pharynxes in Turkish English dictionary
- Pharynx
- (Tıp) Yutak.Farinks.Ağzın arkasındaki boşluk.Yemeklerin ağızdan yemek borusuna,havanın da ağız veya burundan larinkse(Gırtlak,nefes borusu başlangıcı) geçişini sağlayan bölüm,organ