laryngopharyngeal

Variant of laryngopharynx

laryngopharynx definition

laryngo·phar·ynx (lə riŋ′gō far′iŋks)

noun pl. laryngopharynges -·phar′yn·ges′ (-far′in jēz′) or laryngopharynxes -·phar′ynxes

the lower part of the pharynx, extending from the upper tip of the epiglottis to the larynx and esophagus

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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