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pharynx

phar·ynx
P p

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [far-ingks]
    • /ˈfær ɪŋks/
    • /ˈfær.ɪŋks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [far-ingks]
    • /ˈfær ɪŋks/

Definitions of pharynx word

  • noun plural pharynx the tube or cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus. 1
  • noun pharynx throat 1
  • noun pharynx the part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and the oesophagus 0
  • noun pharynx the muscular and membranous cavity of the alimentary canal leading from the mouth and nasal passages to the larynx and esophagus 0
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Origin of pharynx

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
1685-95; < New Latin < Greek phárynx throat, akin to pháranx gulf, chasm

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Parts of speech for Pharynx

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pharynx popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pharynx

noun pharynx

  • adam's apple — Your Adam's apple is the lump that sticks out of the front of your neck below your throat.
  • fauces — Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
  • larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
  • larynx — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
  • esophagus — The part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
All 7 Synonyms of pharynx

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Related words

  • foregut

    Zoology. the first portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, extending from the pharynx and esophagus to the end of the stomach or gizzard and, in some animals, the anterior duodenum, functioning in the ingestion, temporary storage, and partial digestion of food. the first portion of the alimentary canal in arthropods and annelids, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue and usually comprising the pharynx, esophagus, crop, and gizzard.

  • branchial cleft

    Zoology. one of a series of slitlike openings in the walls of the pharynx between the branchial arches of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes from the pharynx to the exterior.

  • glossopharyngeal nerve

    either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the pharynx, the soft palate, and the parotid glands, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses to the brain from the pharynx, the middle ear, and the posterior third of the tongue.

  • hypopharynx

    Entomology. a tonguelike lobe on the floor of the mouth in many insects.

  • laryngopharynx

    the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.

  • nasopharynx

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