PHARYNX (pharynges)

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Irregular inflected form: pharynges   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pharynx mean? 

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

1. the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHARYNX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

pharynx; throat

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

tubular cavity (a cavity having the shape of a tube)

Meronyms (parts of "pharynx"):

clapper; glossa; lingua; tongue (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)

gustatory organ; taste bud; tastebud (an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue)

nasopharynx (cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx)

oropharynx (cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth)

laryngopharynx (the lower part of the pharynx)

adenoid; Luschka's tonsil; pharyngeal tonsil; third tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))

pharyngeal recess (a small recess in the wall of the pharynx)

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

upper respiratory tract (the nose and throat and trachea)

alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)

cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)

Derivation:

pharyngeal (of or relating to the throat)

 Context examples 

The 11th cranial nerve, which sends motor impulses to the muscles of the upper thorax, back, shoulders, and pharynx.

(Accessory Nerve, NCI Thesaurus)

General or unspecified diseases of the pharynx.

(Pharyngeal Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An unusual sensation in the area of pharynx.

(Pharyngeal Dysesthesia, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the pharynx from another anatomic site.

(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Pharynx, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by bleeding from the pharynx.

(Pharyngeal Hemorrhage, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Carcinoma, predominantly squamous cell, arising from the epithelial cells of the pharynx.

(Pharyngeal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the pharynx.

(Non-Neoplastic Pharyngeal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A necrotic process affecting the pharynx.

(Pharyngeal Necrotic Lesion, NCI Thesaurus)

Cancer that forms in tissues of the pharynx (the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the windpipe and esophagus).

(Pharyngeal cancer, NCI Dictionary)

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

(Pharyngeal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)