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(anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone..
He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient’s nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.
Use oropharynx when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oropharynx means (anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone..
Common synonyms include mesopharynx.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient’s nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.
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