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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nasopharyngeal

Nasopharyngeal \Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al\ (? or ?), a. [Naso- + pharyngeal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus.

Wiktionary
nasopharyngeal

a. 1 Of or pertaining to the nose and the pharynx 2 Of or pertaining to the nasopharynx

WordNet
nasopharyngeal

adj. of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx

Usage examples of "nasopharyngeal".

Hickman gives an instance of a steel ring which for thirteen and a half years had been impacted in the nasopharyngeal fossa of a child.