hypopharynxn.
/ˈhʌɪpə(ʊ)farɪŋks//ˈhɪpə(ʊ)farɪŋks/ 1. Entomology. A median projection from the internal surface of the lower lip in insects.
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hypopharynx1826
laryngo-pharynx1893
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 458 This cushion, I suppose, may be analogous to the ‘hypopharynx’ of M. Savigny.
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 499 The oral surface of the base of the labium also bears an internal process or hypopharynx.
2. Anatomy. The lower, laryngeal part of the pharynx (into which the larynx opens), extending from the epiglottis to the top of the œsophagus.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > [noun] > respiratory passages > pharynx
pharynx1638
throplet1721
nasopharynx1877
oropharynx1887
hypopharynx1907
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > throat or gullet > [noun] > pharynx
pharynx1638
throplet1721
oropharynx1887
foodway1904
hypopharynx1907
the world > life > the body > speech organs > types of speech organ > [noun] > throat > pharynx > hypopharynx
hypopharynx1907
1907 Lancet 25 May 1421/1 I propose to give a description of a new and excellent method of inspecting the laryngeal part of the pharynx, the hypopharynx as it is also called.
1954 W. H. Hollinshead Anat. Surgeons I. viii. 405/2 The laryngeal pharynx or hypopharynx extends from just above the level of the hyoid bone superiorly to the cricoid cartilage inferiorly, narrowing rapidly to become continuous with the esophagus.
1962 Lancet 28 Apr. 901/2 The patients were placed in the lateral head-down position owing to bleeding from the hypopharynx.
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