Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The part of the pharynx above the soft palate that is continuous with the nasal passages.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. That part of the pharynx which is behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages: distinguished from oropharynx.
Wiktionary
- n. anatomy The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
WordNet 3.0
- n. cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
Examples
“The nasopharynx is the area above the soft palate (roof of the mouth) and behind the nose.”
“ A quarter-turn of her hand and she held aloft the fruits of her labor-two gleaming gobs of lymphatic tissue that had been blocking the nasopharynx of the unconsciousattaché.”
“In Japanese trials, PSK significantly extended the survival rates of those with cancer of the stomach, colon-rectum, esophagus, nasopharynx, and lung.”
“Formaldehyde has long been linked to rare tumors of the nasopharynx, which includes the back of the throat, which affect about 2,000 Americans a year, according to the American Cancer Society.”
“The oncology business unit will help Pfizer expedite launches of new cancer agents, and focus research efforts on cancers common in Asia, including those of the liver, esophagus and nasopharynx.”
“From there air goes to nasopharynx, the soft palate at the back of the nasal cavity and top of the throat, for more warming and moistening.”
“Usually bacterial, tracking up from the nasopharynx: streptococcal, pneumococcal, Hemophilus influenzae in children under 5 years.”
“At 3.45 P.M. they had been all reëxamined by the doctor, and a few tag ends were picked out of the nasopharynx of one child.”
“The Nasal Part of the Pharynx (pars nasalis pharyngis; nasopharynx) lies behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate: it differs from the oral and laryngeal parts of the pharynx in that its cavity always remains patent.”
“Do not try to confirm the diagnosis of adenoids by a digital examination of the nasopharynx.”
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