What does "pharynx" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "pharynx"?

Common synonyms include: throat, alveolar ridge, alveolus, apex, arytenoid cartilages, back.

/ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/ noun

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Noun

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 passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone wordnet
3
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.

"Pharyngeal sounds are made in the pharynx."

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