NASOPHARYNX (nasopharynges)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: nasopharynges   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does nasopharynx mean? 

• NASOPHARYNX (noun)
  The noun NASOPHARYNX has 1 sense:

1. cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx

  Familiarity information: NASOPHARYNX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NASOPHARYNX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("nasopharynx" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

Meronyms (parts of "nasopharynx"):

faucial tonsil; palatine tonsil; tonsil; tonsilla (either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx)

Holonyms ("nasopharynx" is a part of...):

pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)

Derivation:

nasopharyngeal (of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx)

 Context examples 

A benign exophytic growth that arises from the nasopharynx.

(Nasopharyngeal Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonkeratinizing carcinoma which occurs predominantly in the nasopharynx but also in the tonsils and rarely in other anatomic sites.

(Nasopharyngeal Type Undifferentiated Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An inflammatory process that affects the nasopharynx.

(Nasopharyngitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant extra-adrenal paraganglioma arising from the nasopharynx and nose.

(Nasopharyngeal Paraganglioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant neoplasm affecting the nasopharynx.

(Nasopharyngeal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Cancer that forms in tissues of the nasopharynx (upper part of the throat behind the nose).

(Nasopharyngeal cancer, NCI Dictionary)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the nasopharynx.

(Nasopharyngeal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

An opening on each side of the nasopharynx leads into the ear.

(Nasopharynx, NCI Dictionary)

The nasopharynx is continuous with the nasal passages.

(Nasopharynx, NCI Thesaurus)

A hamartomatous polyp that occurs in the stomach, small and large intestines, and rarely within the esophagus, nasopharynx and the urinary tract.

(Peutz-Jeghers Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)