hypopharynx

American  

[hahy-puh-far-ingks] / ˌhaɪ pəˈfær ɪŋks /

noun

plural

hypopharynges, hypopharynxes

1. Entomology. a tonguelike lobe on the floor of the mouth in many insects.

2. Anatomy. the lower part of the pharynx.

---

Etymology

Origin of hypopharynx

First recorded in 1820–30; hypo- + pharynx

Example Sentences

Mandibles fused into a piercer; first maxillae developed as piercers; palps of both pairs of maxillae present; hypopharynx wanting.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Specular Esophagoscopy.—Inspection of the hypopharynx and upper esophagus is readily made with the esophageal speculum shown in Fig.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

The beginner is apt to insert the speculum too far and expose the hypopharynx rather than the larynx.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

There are two sets of these, each having three lobes with a common duct which joins the duct from the other set a short distance before they enter the base of the hypopharynx.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur

Just below this is the hypopharynx, the lateral margins of which are very thin.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur