oropharyngeal (redirected from oropharyngeal membrane)

oropharyngeal /oro·pha·ryn·ge·al/ (-fah-rin´je-al)

1. pertaining to the mouth and pharynx.

2. pertaining to the oropharynx.

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oropharyngeal (ôr´ōfrin´jēl),

adj in anatomy, being part of or related to the oropharynx, the region of the pharynx that lies underneath the soft palate and posterior to the oral cavity.

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oropharyngeal

pertaining to the mouth and pharynx. Called also O/P.

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oropharyngeal membrane

a transient embryonic membrane which separates the stomodeum from the pharyngeal cavity in the early fetus. Called also oral plate.