Usually means: Middle section of the throat.
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  1. oropharynx: Merriam-Webster
  2. oropharynx: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oropharynx: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. oropharynx: Collins English Dictionary
  5. oropharynx: Vocabulary.com
  6. oropharynx: Wordnik
  7. Oropharynx, Oropharynx: InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
  8. oropharynx: Wiktionary
  9. oropharynx: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. oropharynx: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. oropharynx: Dictionary.com
  12. Oropharynx: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. oropharynx: Rhymezone
  14. oropharynx: FreeDictionary.org
  15. oropharynx: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. oropharynx: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. oropharynx: Encyclopedia

Medicine (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. oropharynx: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Oropharynx: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  5. Oropharynx: Merck Manuals
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  7. Dental and Oral Health Glossary (No longer online)
  8. oropharynx: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  9. oropharynx: Medical dictionary
  10. Oropharynx: Drug Medical Dictionary
  11. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (oropharynx)

▸ noun:  (anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.

Similar:
orolarynx, oronasopharynx, orohypopharynx, mesopharynx, oropharyngeal, velopharynx, pharynx, upper airway, hypopharynx, nasopharynx, more...

Types:
tonsil, uvula, soft palate, hard palate, pharynx, more...

Adjectives:
posterior, naso, human, entire, upper, oral, normal, lower, anterior, primitive, clear

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Similar:
orolarynx, oronasopharynx, orohypopharynx, mesopharynx, oropharyngeal, velopharynx, pharynx, upper airway, hypopharynx, nasopharynx, more...

Types:
tonsil, uvula, soft palate, hard palate, pharynx, more...

Adjectives:
posterior, naso, human, entire, upper, oral, normal, lower, anterior, primitive, clear



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