oropharynx

oropharynx /oro·phar·ynx/ (-far´inks) the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.

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o·ro·phar·ynx (ôr-frngks)

n.

The pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

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oro·pha·rynge·al (-f-rnj-l, -jl, -frn-jl) adj.

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Oropharynx

The part of the airway into which the mouth leads.

Mentioned in: Epiglottitis, Laryngitis

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oropharynx

[ôr′ōfer′ingks]

Etymology: L, oris, mouth; Gk, pharynx, throat

one of the three anatomic divisions of the pharynx that lies posterior to the mouth and is continuous above with the nasopharynx and below with the laryngopharynx. It extends behind the mouth from the soft palate above to the level of the hyoid bone below and contains the palatine and lingual tonsils. Compare laryngopharynx, nasopharynx. oropharyngeal, adj.

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oropharynx (ōr··farˑ·ingks),

n one of the subdivisions of the pharynx that lies at the back of the mouth.

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oropharynx (ôr´ōfer´ingks),

n the portion of the pharynx associated with the oral cavity; usually described as bounded superiorly by the uvula, inferiorly by the epiglottis, anteriorly by the tongue, and posteriorly by the posterior pharyngeal wall.

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oropharynx

the part of the pharynx between the soft palate, the tongue and the epiglottis.