English Explanatory Dictionary

oropharynx

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.

Word forms

oropharynx oropharynxes oropharynges oro-pharynx

Etymology

From oro- + pharynx.

Synonyms

mesopharynx
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