Oropharynx Definition

ôrō-fărĭngks
oropharynges, oropharynxes
noun
The middle part of the pharynx, located below the nasopharynx and above the laryngopharynx.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Oropharynx

Noun

Singular:
oropharynx
Plural:
oropharynges, oropharynxes

Origin of Oropharynx

  • Latin ōs ōr- mouth os1 pharynx

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • oro- +"Ž pharynx

    From Wiktionary

Oropharynx Sentence Examples

  • The nasopharynx and oropharynx merge into the larynx, which is protected by a trap door called the epiglottis.

  • Etiology of aspiration pneumonia The organisms involved in aspiration pneumonia are generally those colonizing the upper oropharynx and gut.

  • When air is inhaled (inspired), it passes through the nose and the nasopharynx or through the mouth and the oropharynx.

  • Oropharynx-One of the three regions of the pharynx, the oropharynx is the region behind the mouth.

  • Air breathed in through the mouth travels through the oropharynx, which also carries swallowed food, water, and salivary secretions through the food tube (esophagus) and then into the stomach.

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