nasopharynx en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Pre-Greek *?der.? Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx English nasopharynx From naso- + pharynx.
Meanings
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The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
Occasionally she gasped out "Joe!" — a flat animal cry that her slack vocal cords made unfemininely deep, that her nasopharynx, choked with mucus, robbed of all resonance.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 506:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nasopharynges | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nasopharynxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
gl nasofarinxe (nasal part of the pharynx) · fi nenänielu (nasal part of the pharynx) · es nasofaringe (nasal part of the pharynx) · ln mongelu mwa zólo (nasal part of the pharynx) · hu orrgarat (nasal part of the pharynx) · cs nosohltan (nasal part of the pharynx)