nasopharynx

IPA: nʌsˈɑfɝɪŋks

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

Examples of "nasopharynx" in Sentences

The nasopharynx is the area above the soft palate (roof of the mouth) and behind the nose.
At 3.45 P.M. they had been all reëxamined by the doctor, and a few tag ends were picked out of the nasopharynx of one child.
Usually bacterial, tracking up from the nasopharynx: streptococcal, pneumococcal, Hemophilus influenzae in children under 5 years.
From there air goes to nasopharynx, the soft palate at the back of the nasal cavity and top of the throat, for more warming and moistening.
In Japanese trials, PSK significantly extended the survival rates of those with cancer of the stomach, colon-rectum, esophagus, nasopharynx, and lung.
A quarter-turn of her hand and she held aloft the fruits of her labor-two gleaming gobs of lymphatic tissue that had been blocking the nasopharynx of the unconsciousattaché.
Formaldehyde has long been linked to rare tumors of the nasopharynx, which includes the back of the throat, which affect about 2,000 Americans a year, according to the American Cancer Society.
The oncology business unit will help Pfizer expedite launches of new cancer agents, and focus research efforts on cancers common in Asia, including those of the liver, esophagus and nasopharynx.
The Nasal Part of the Pharynx (pars nasalis pharyngis; nasopharynx) lies behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate: it differs from the oral and laryngeal parts of the pharynx in that its cavity always remains patent.