Oropharynx Definition

ôrō-fărĭngks
oropharynges, oropharynxes
noun
The middle part of the pharynx, located below the nasopharynx and above the laryngopharynx.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Oropharynx

Noun

Singular:
oropharynx
Plural:
oropharynges, oropharynxes

Origin of Oropharynx

  • Latin ōs ōr- mouth os1 pharynx

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • oro- +"Ž pharynx

    From Wiktionary

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