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Synonyms for pharynx
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : far-ingks |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfær ɪŋks |
Top 10 synonyms for pharynx Other synonyms for the word pharynx
Définition of pharynx
Origin :- 1690s, from Greek pharynx (genitive pharyngos) "windpipe, throat," related to pharanx "cleft, chasm."
- As in vocal cords : noun vocal organs
- As in throat : noun neck
- Yet this wonderful appliance had neither tongue nor teeth, larynx nor pharynx.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- It is just cephalad to the anterior end of the pharynx and to the hypophysis.
- Extract from : « Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator » by Albert M. Reese
- Thus the opening from the larynx into the pharynx is closed.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor
- No foreign body was palpable with the finger in the pharynx.
- Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
- Just back of the pharynx is the esophagus which leads to the beginning of the stomach.
- Extract from : « Insects and Diseases » by Rennie W. Doane
- Behind the pharynx comes the gullet, which leads down to the gizzard.
- Extract from : « The Flea » by Harold Russell
- The first part nearest the mouth is the pharynx which merges gradually into the gullet.
- Extract from : « The Flea » by Harold Russell
- The toilet of the pharynx and œsophagus remains to be decided.
- Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
- From the pharynx lead off the gullet and windpipe, the former back of the latter.
- Extract from : « A Civic Biology » by George William Hunter
- Then the pharynx squeezes it down a long tube and into the stomach.
- Extract from : « Applied Physiology » by Frank Overton
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