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Meaning of oropharynx | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.

Equivalents

Italiano orofaringe

Русский ротоглотка

Examples

“He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient’s nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

oropharynxes orophyte orophytes Oropom Oropouche fever Oroqen