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Meaning of nasopharynx | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.

Equivalents

Čeština nosohltan

Español nasofaringe

Français nasopharynx

Examples

“Occasionally she gasped out "Joe!" — a flat animal cry that her slack vocal cords made unfemininely deep, that her nasopharynx, choked with mucus, robbed of all resonance.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

nasophilia nasoplasty nasorostral nasoscope nasosinusitis nasosorption