nasopharynx
Americannoun
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nasopharynges,
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nasopharynxes
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noun
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Bush, the EPA finally deemed formaldehyde a probable human carcinogen and calculated the likelihood of it causing an extremely rare cancer that affects a part of the throat called the nasopharynx.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024
“I’ve been here like 30 times,” Russell Isabella said after a health technician shoved a swab into his nasopharynx, his boats—the Hear No Evil and the Temptress—bobbing behind him off the edge of the pier.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2021
The oropharynx is continuous superiorly with the nasopharynx.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The first region is the nasopharynx, which is connected to the posterior nasal cavity and functions as an airway.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Do not try to confirm the diagnosis of adenoids by a digital examination of the nasopharynx.
From Health Work in the Public Schools by Leonard Porter Ayres
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