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In the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
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pharynx
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The part of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn: throat ] [also: pharynges (pl)]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After burrowing into the lungs, they move up to the pharynx , where they are swallowed. ▪ Cocainization of the pharynx relieves the pain in some; when positive, this test confirms the diagnosis. ▪ Infection Purulent infection ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The pharynx (plural: pharynges ) is the part of the throat that is behind the mouth and nasal cavity and above the oesophagus and the trachea , or the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs. The pharynx is an organ found in vertebrates and invertebrates, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pharynx \Phar"ynx\, n.; pl. pharynges . [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. pharynx.] (Anat.) The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and ...
Usage examples of pharynx.
The explanation of these exhibitions is as follows: The instrument enters the mouth and pharynx, then the esophagus, traverses the cardiac end of the stomach, and enters the latter as far as the antrum of the pylorus, the small culdesac of the stomach.
These glands are most numerous in the Pharynx, Esophagus, Trachea, Bronchia, Vagina and Urethra.
The organs of digestion are the Mouth, Teeth, Tongue, Salivary Glands, Pharynx, Esophagus, the Stomach and the Intestines, with their glands, the Liver, Pancreas, Lacteals, and the Thoracic Duct.
The explanation of these exhibitions is as follows: The instrument enters the mouth and pharynx, then the esophagus, traverses the cardiac end of the stomach, and enters the latter as far as the antrum of the pylorus, the small culdesac of the stomach.
I want to look at the tongue in its anatomical position before getting at it through the posterior pharynx.
He died on January 29th of a phlegmon of the pharynx that had turned into an abscess and led to toxaemia.
Now there's more to this part, like the larynx moving up and down to change the size of the resonating chamber of the pharynx and further altering the tone, but we'll move on now to the really tricky part.