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laryngopharynx

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laryngopharynx /la·ryn·go·phar·ynx/ (-far´inks) the portion of the pharynx below the upper edge of the epiglottis, opening into the larynx and esophagus.laryngopharyn´geal
la·ryn·go·phar·ynx (l-rngg-frngks)
n.
The part of the pharynx that lies below the aperture of the larynx and behind the larynx and that extends to the esophagus. Also called hypopharynx.
laryngopharynx
[lering′gōfer′ingks]
Etymology: Gk, larynx + pharynx, throat,
one of the three regions of the throat, extending from the hyoid bone to the esophagus.Compare nasopharynx, oropharynx. laryngopharyngeal [lering′-gōferin′jē·əl] , adj.
laryngopharynx (lring´gōfer´ingks),
n the inferior portion of the pharynx, which extends from the corner of the hyoid bone or the vestibule of the larynx to the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage.
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Laryngopharynx.
laryngopharynx
the caudal portion of the pharynx opening into the larynx and esophagus.


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