hypopharynx

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Lepidoptera and Diptera, to maxillary structures: has also been used for the hypopharynx, and that use might be adopted: a median organ of the hypopharynx in Apterygota.

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  1. In entomology, a fleshy organ, generally strengthened with chitinous sclerites, projecting from the floor of the mouth at the opening of the pharynx or gullet. It sometimes has a tongue-like prolongation called the lingua, or that name may be given to the whole hypopharynx. See cut under Hymenoptera. The anterior surface of the lingua and hypopharynx is beset with fine hairs. Huxley, Anat. Invert., p. 353.

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  • Radiation to the head and neck, especially when it includes the tissues of the mouth, pharynx and hypopharynx, almost always results in significant oral mucositis. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • Overall, the most common subsite was larynx, followed by oral cavity, oropharynx, esophagus and hypopharynx. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Among patients with operable, advanced squamous cell cancer of the larynx or hypopharynx, two different approaches to the delivery of chemotherapy and radiation therapy produced similar rates of larynx preservation and survival.
  • Among patients with locally advanced cancer of the larynx or hypopharynx, induction chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) resulted in higher rates of larynx preservation than induction chemotherapy with only cisplatin and 5-FU.
  • PF chemotherapy followed by radiation is commonly used as an alternative to surgery in the treatment of patients with locally advanced larynx (voice box) and hypopharynx cancer. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
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  1. from Greek ὑπό, under, + φάρυγξ, throat (pharynx).
 

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