Nasopharynx
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx wordnet
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From naso- + pharynx.