laryngopharynx

[luh-ring-goh-far-ingks]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

laryngopharynges, laryngopharynxes 

1. the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laryngopharynx¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; laryngo- + pharynx

Example Sentences

LPR is a disease in which stomach acid comes up into the throat to the level of the laryngopharynx.

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