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Laryngopharynx

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Noun

1. laryngopharynx

the lower part of the pharynx

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Laryngopharynx

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nounWord forms: plural laˌryngoˈpharynˌges (ləˌrɪŋgoʊˈfærɪnˌdʒiz ; ləriŋˌgōfarˈinjēzˌ) or laˌryngoˈpharynxes
the lower part of the pharynx, extending from the upper tip of the epiglottis to the larynx and esophagus
cf. oropharynx, nasopharynx

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Laryngopharynx

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n.
The portion of the pharynx just above the larynx. Also called hypopharynx.

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