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Webster 1913 Edition

Hypopharynx

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Hyˊpo-phar′ynx

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Noun.

[NL. See

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(Zool.)

An appendage or fold on the lower side of the pharynx, in certain insects.

Definition 2025

hypopharynx

hypopharynx

English

Noun

hypopharynx ‎(plural hypopharynges or hypopharynxes)

(anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus

Synonyms

laryngopharynx

Translations

anatomy: bottom part of the pharynx

Catalan: hipofaringe f

Irish: hipeafaraing f