oropharynx

See also: oro-pharynx

English

Alternative forms

• oro-pharynx

Etymology

From oro- +‎ pharynx.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æɹɪŋks

Noun

oropharynx (plural oropharynxes or oropharynges)

1. (anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
   • 2007 May 6, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “A Nervous Case”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient’s nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.

Synonyms

• mesopharynx

Translations

the oral part of the pharynx

• Hungarian: szájgarat (hu)
• Irish: béalfharaing f
• Italian: orofaringe m or f
• Russian: ротоглотка (ru) f (rotoglotka)
• Ukrainian: ротоглотка f (rotohlotka)