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oropharynxes

oropharynxes is the plural of oropharynx.

Meaning of oropharynx

Noun

oropharynx (plural oropharynxes or oropharynges)

  1. The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
    • He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient’s nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.2007 May 6, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “A Nervous Case”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    mesopharynx

Questions about oropharynxes

What is oropharynxes the plural of?
Oropharynxes is the plural of oropharynx.

Words near oropharynxes in the dictionary

  1. oropharynges
  2. oropharyngoesophageal
  3. oropharyngoscopies
  4. oropharyngoscopy
  5. oropharynx
  6. oropharynxes
  7. orophilic
  8. orophilous
  9. orophyte
  10. orophytes
  11. Oropom

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