different between pharynx vs nasopharyngitis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pharynx.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fa.???ks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??.??ks/, /?fæ?.??ks/
• Rhymes: -æ???ks, -?????ks

Noun

pharynx (plural pharynges or pharynxes)

1. (anatomy) 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.

   Hyponyms: nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, velopharynx, glossopharynx

2. (zoology) 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.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “pharynx”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “pharynx”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “pharynx” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• pharynx in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pharynx at OneLook Dictionary Search

See also

• larynx

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.???ks/

Noun

pharynx m (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) pharynx

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ??????? (phárunx, “throat, gullet”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fa.rinks/, [?f???i?ks]

Noun

pharynx f (genitive pharyngis); third declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) The pharynx.

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: pharynx

English

Etymology

naso- +? pharyngitis

Noun

nasopharyngitis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx.

Synonyms

• rhinopharyngitis

Related terms

• nasopharyngeal

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