pharynx

Plural: pharynges, pharynxes

Noun

• The membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them.
• the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
• The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
• The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.

Examples

• He tried to spell PHARYNX, but mistakenly added an ’E’, creating a non-existent word.

Synonyms

throat

Related Words

larynx, pharyng-, pharyngeal, pharyngo-