nasopharynx

English

Nasopharynx

Etymology

naso- +‎ pharynx

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æɹɪŋks

Noun

nasopharynx (plural nasopharynxes or nasopharynges)

1. (anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
   • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 506:

     Occasionally she gasped out "Joe!" — a flat animal cry that her slack vocal cords made unfemininely deep, that her nasopharynx, choked with mucus, robbed of all resonance.

Synonyms

• epipharynx, rhinopharynx

Holonyms

• pharynx

Translations

nasal part of the pharynx

• Czech: nosohltan (cs) m
• Galician: nasofarinxe (gl) f
• Hungarian: orrgarat (hu)
• Lingala: mongelu mwa zólo
• Spanish: nasofaringe (es) f

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

nasopharynx m (plural nasopharynx)

1. (anatomy) nasopharynx