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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pharynx
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 of the cervical muscle planes can occur, the infection usually originating from foci in pharynx or mouth.
▪ It can also lead to certain cancers, notably of the mouth, pharynx and oesophagus.
▪ Smoking is also implicated in cancers of the bladder, pancreas, larynx, mouth, oesophagus, pharynx and kidney.
▪ The pharynx and right side of the neck were heavily swollen.
▪ The ears were examined and the presence or absence of fluid was noted before inspection of the case notes or pharynx.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pharynx

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 lateral branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pharynx

1690s, from Greek pharynx (genitive pharyngos) "windpipe, throat," related to pharanx "cleft, chasm."

Wiktionary
pharynx

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
pharynx

  1. n. the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn: throat]

  2. [also: pharynges (pl)]

Wikipedia
Pharynx

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, though the structure is not universally the same across all of those species. In humans the pharynx is part of the digestive system and also of the conducting zone of the respiratory system. (The conducting zone also includes the nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles, and their function is to filter, warm, and moisten air and conduct it into the lungs.) The pharynx makes up the part of the throat situated immediately behind the nasal cavity, behind the mouth and above the o esophagus and larynx. The human pharynx is conventionally divided into three sections: the nasopharynx, the oropharynx and the laryngopharynx. It is also important in vocalization.

In humans there are two sets of pharyngeal muscles that form the pharynx, determining the shape of its lumen. These are arranged as an inner layer of longitudinal muscles and an outer circular layer.

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.