Usually means: Lower part of the pharynx.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word laryngopharynx:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. laryngopharynx: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. laryngopharynx: Vocabulary.com
  3. Laryngopharynx: InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
  4. laryngopharynx: Wiktionary
  5. laryngopharynx: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. laryngopharynx: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. laryngopharynx: Dictionary.com
  8. Laryngopharynx: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. laryngopharynx: Rhymezone
  10. laryngopharynx: FreeDictionary.org
  11. laryngopharynx: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. laryngopharynx: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. laryngopharynx: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. laryngopharynx: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. laryngopharynx: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (anatomy) The part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx

Similar:
hypolarynx, pharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, upper airway, epilarynx, larynx, lower airway, retropharynx, orolarynx, more...

Opposite:
esophagus, trachea, bronchi

Types:
epiglottis, aryepiglottic fold, arytenoids, cricoid cartilage, false vocal cords, true vocal cords, more...

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Similar:
hypolarynx, pharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, upper airway, epilarynx, larynx, lower airway, retropharynx, orolarynx, more...

Opposite:
esophagus, trachea, bronchi

Types:
epiglottis, aryepiglottic fold, arytenoids, cricoid cartilage, false vocal cords, true vocal cords, more...



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