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nasopharynx

[ ney-zoh-far-ingks ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural nasopharynges nasopharynxes.
  1. the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx ( def 2 ).


nasopharynx

/ -ˌfærɪnˈdʒɪəl; ˌneɪzəʊˈfærɪŋks; ˌneɪzəʊfəˈrɪndʒɪəl /

noun

  1. the part of the pharynx situated above and behind the soft palate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • nasopharyngeal, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Բ····· [ney-zoh-f, uh, -, rin, -jee-, uh, l, -j, uh, l, -far-, uh, n-, jee, -, uh, l], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nasopharynx1

First recorded in 1875–80; naso- + pharynx
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Example Sentences

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Bush, the EPA finally deemed formaldehyde a probable human carcinogen and calculated the likelihood of it causing an extremely rare cancer that affects a part of the throat called the nasopharynx.

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During the early months of the pandemic, these tests generally required medical professionals to stick a swab deep into a patient’s nasopharynx, a procedure that can be deeply uncomfortable and put clinicians at risk.

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He boasts they show his test is better than the standard, uncomfortable swab of the nasopharynx test backed by the federal agency — though they have yet to be peer-reviewed or published independently.

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Federal COVID-19 czar Dr. Anthony Fauci said last month that even after being fully vaccinated, people could “have the virus in your nasopharynx that you could shed. And theoretically, you could infect someone else.”

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That “means you can have virus in your nasopharynx that you could shed. And theoretically, you could infect someone else,” Fauci said.

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