Definition of Pharinx
Phar"ynx (?), n.; pl.
pharynges (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;: cf. F.
pharynx.] (Anat.) The part of the alimentary canal
between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two
external openings through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and
lateral branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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