oropharyngeal
Americanadjective
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Anatomy. relating to the oropharynx.
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Anatomy. relating to both the mouth and the pharynx.
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P16 carcinoma is also known as oropharyngeal tongue cancer.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Coley dug through the plane's medical kit but couldn't find an oropharyngeal airway, a tool that was supposed to be there and that he needed to help the woman breathe.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2023
The C.D.C. said there were about 3,500 new cases of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed in women and 16,200 in men every year in the United States.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023
The actor has also used her platform to advocate for the Oral Cancer Foundation, which estimates that 54,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral and oropharyngeal cancers each year.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
Dysphagia is the medical term for not being able to swallow, and I know that there are two kinds of dysphagia: oropharyngeal and esophageal.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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