nasopharynx
pronunciation
How to pronounce nasopharynx in British English:
UK [ˌneɪzəʊ'færɪŋks]
How to pronounce nasopharynx in American English:
US [ˌneɪzoʊ'færɪŋks]
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- Noun:
- cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
Word Origin
- nasopharynx (n.)
- 1877, from naso-, comb. form of Latin nasus "nose" (see nose (n.)) + pharynx.
Example
- 1. Malignant neoplasm of other specified sites of nasopharynx .
- 2. The secondary cancer included cases cardiac cancer , cases gastric cancer , cases colonic cancer , cases lung cancer , case skin cancer , cases thyroid cancer , laryngeal cancer , nasopharynx cancer and cystis cancer casese for respective .
- 3. Oncocytic metaplasia of the nasopharynx .
- 4. The basal cells of epithelia in the nasopharynx had similar ultrastructural features .
- 5. Pseudotumor of nasopharynx and skull base presenting with headache and hypoglossal palsy : a case report .