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- oropharyngeal adjective
Etymology
Origin of oropharynx
Example Sentences
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The oropharynx contains two distinct sets of tonsils, the palatine and lingual tonsils.
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Histologically, the wall of the oropharynx is similar to that of the oral cavity.
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As the nasopharynx becomes the oropharynx, the epithelium changes from pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium to stratified squamous epithelium.
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The oropharynx is bordered superiorly by the nasopharynx and anteriorly by the oral cavity.
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Both the oropharynx and laryngopharynx are passageways for air and food and drink.
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