nasopharynx
nasopharynx noun: the nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
Noun
nasopharynx (plural nasopharynxes or nasopharynges)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- epipharynx, rhinopharynx
nasopharynx meaning in Tamil
nasopharynx in Tamil
- நாசித்தொண்டை, மேல் தொண்டை, மூக்குத் தொண்டைக்குழல்
Synonyms of nasopharynx
Forms of nasopharynx
| plural | nasopharynxes |
|---|---|
| plural | nasopharynges |
Origin of nasopharynx
From naso- + pharynx.
Words that rhyme with nasopharynx
- epipharynx
- pharynx
- buccopharynx
- electrolarynx
- endolarynx
- epilarynx
- glossopharynx
- hyolarynx
- hypolarynx
- hypopharynx
- laryngopharynx
- larynx
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Questions about nasopharynx
- What does nasopharynx mean?
- Nasopharynx means the nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
- What is nasopharynx in Tamil?
- Nasopharynx in Tamil is நாசித்தொண்டை, மேல் தொண்டை, மூக்குத் தொண்டைக்குழல். See Nasopharynx meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nasopharynx?
- Nasopharynx is a noun.
- What is the plural of nasopharynx?
- The plural of nasopharynx is nasopharynxes.
Words near nasopharynx in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nasopharynx (page history and authors); nasopharynx (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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