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laryngopharynx

American  
[luh-ring-goh-far-ingks] / ləˌrɪŋ goʊˈfær ɪŋks /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

laryngopharynges, laryngopharynxes

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

Etymology

Origin of laryngopharynx

First recorded in 1895–1900; laryngo- + pharynx

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

From New York Times

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