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LARYNGOPHARYNX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laryngopharynx mean? 

LARYNGOPHARYNX (noun)
  The noun LARYNGOPHARYNX has 1 sense:

1. the lower part of the pharynxplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


LARYNGOPHARYNX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The lower part of the pharynx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

Holonyms ("laryngopharynx" 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:

laryngopharyngeal (of or relating to the larynx and pharynx)


 Context examples 


A disorder characterized by an uncomfortable persistent sensation in the area of the laryngopharynx.

(Laryngopharyngeal Dysesthesia, NCI Thesaurus)



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