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hypopharynx

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hypopharynx /hy·po·phar·ynx/ (-far´inks) laryngopharynx.
hy·po·phar·ynx (hp-frngks)
n.
See laryngopharynx.
hypopharynx
[-fer′ingks]
the inferior portion of the pharynx, between the epiglottis and the larynx. It corresponds to the height of the epiglottis and is a critical dividing point in separating solids and fluids from air entering the region.
hypopharynx (hī´pōfer´inks),
n the division of the pharynx that lies below the superior edge of the epiglottis and opens into the larynx and esophagus.
hypopharynx
laryngopharynx.


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