See Also: cavity of pharynx(medicine)
pharynx(encyclopedia)
pharynx(dictionary)
Pharynx(medicine)
Pharynx(health)
pharynx(dictionary)
oral pharynx(medicine)
laryngeal pharynx(medicine)
nasal pharynx(medicine)
muscular coat of pharynx(medicine)

scarred (iou) and cavity of pharynx (medicine)


scarred (iou)



scarred adjective. ['skɑ:d] ME.
[from SCAR noun2, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
Bearing scars, traces of injury, marks, etc.

cavity of pharynx (medicine)


cavity of pharynx


It consists of a nasal part (nasopharynx) continuous anteriorly with the nasal cavity and receiving the openings of the auditory tubes, an oral part (oropharynx) opening through the fauces into the oral cavity, and a laryngeal part (laryngopharynx) leading into the vestibule of the larynx and to the oesophagus.

Synonym: cavitas pharyngis, cavum pharyngis.