English noun: pharynx |
1. | pharynx (body) the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone |
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| Synonyms | throat |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tubular cavity |
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| Part holonym | adenoid, clapper, glossa, gustatory organ, laryngopharynx, lingua, Luschka's tonsil, nasopharynx, oropharynx, pharyngeal recess, pharyngeal tonsil, taste bud, tastebud, third tonsil, tongue, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis |
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| Part meronym | alimentary canal, alimentary tract, cervix, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, neck, upper respiratory tract |
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