pharynx

Senso (Inglese)

1. The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
2. The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.

Concetti

faringe

esofago

gola

pomo d’adamo

laringe

bocca

fauci

gozzo

sinonimi

throat

gullet

maw

mouth

oral cavity

pharyngeal

upper respiratory tract

upper airway

Adam’s apple

station throat

fauces

glottis

oesophagus

Traduzioni

pharynx

faringe

Rachen

faringe

Pharynx

Schlund

φάρυγγας

pharynx

farynx

yutak

بلعوم

faringe

gorge

Kehle

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).