nasopharynx

[ ney-zoh-far-ingks ]

/ ˌneɪ zoʊˈfær ɪŋks /

noun, plural na·so·pha·ryn·ges [ney-zoh-fuh-rin-jeez] /ˌneɪ zoʊ fəˈrɪn dʒiz/, na·so·phar·ynx·es. Anatomy.

the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages.Compare oropharynx(def 2).

Words nearby nasopharynx

nasopalatine, nasopalatine nerve, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis, nasopharyngitis, nasopharyngolaryngoscope, nasopharynx, nasoscope, nasosinusitis, nasotracheal tube, nass, nassau

Origin of nasopharynx

First recorded in 1875–80; naso- + pharynx

OTHER WORDS FROM nasopharynx

na·so·pha·ryn·ge·al

[ney-zoh-fuh-rin-jee-uh l, -juh l, -far-uh n-jee-uh l] /ˌneɪ zoʊ fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, -ˌfær ənˈdʒi əl/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for nasopharynx

nasopharynx

/ (ˌneɪzəʊˈfærɪŋks) /

noun plural -pharynges (-fəˈrɪndʒiːz) or -pharynxes

the part of the pharynx situated above and behind the soft palate

Derived forms of nasopharynx

nasopharyngeal (ˌneɪzəʊfəˈrɪndʒɪəl, -ˌfærɪnˈdʒɪəl), adjective

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Medicine definitions for nasopharynx

nasopharynx

[ nā′zō-făr′ĭngks ]

n.

The part of the pharynx above the soft palate that is continuous with the nasal passages.epipharynx

Other words from nasopharynx

na′so•pha•ryn′geal (-fə-rĭn′jəl, -făr′ən-jē′əl) adj.