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oropharynx definition

oro·phar·ynx (ō′rō far′iŋks)

noun pl. oropharynges -·pha·ryn′·ges (-fə rin′jēz), oropharynxes -·phar′·ynxes

the middle part of the pharynx, located below the nasopharynx and above the laryngopharynx

Related Forms:

  • oropharyngeal o′ro·pha·ryn′·geal (-fə rin′jē əl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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