pharynx
English Thesaurus
1. the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | tubular cavity, |
| definition | : | a cavity having the shape of a tube (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue, |
| definition | : | a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | nasopharynx, |
| definition | : | cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | oropharynx, |
| definition | : | cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | laryngopharynx, |
| definition | : | the lower part of the pharynx (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | pharyngeal recess, |
| definition | : | a small recess in the wall of the pharynx (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | cervix, neck, |
| definition | : | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | throaty, |
| definition | : | sounding as if pronounced low in the throat (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | pharyngeal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the throat (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | throaty, |
| definition | : | sounding as if pronounced low in the throat (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | pharyngeal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the throat (adj.pert) |
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