nasopharynx

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Definition of nasopharynx

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

“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.”

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From naso- + pharynx.

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