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Synonyms for pharynx


Grammar : Noun
Spell : far-ingks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfær ɪŋks

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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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