nasopharynx
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- noun
- /ˌneɪzoʊˈfɛrɪŋks/
- Specialized
:
nasofaringe
- The doctor examined the patient's nasopharynx to check for any signs of infection.
- nasopharynx cavity
- nasopharynx colonization
- nasopharynx and nasal
Whereas a sign is something that someone could measure and tell that you're infected, like virus in your nasopharynx or something else, right?
- Whereas a sign is something that someone could measure and tell that you're infected, like virus in your nasopharynx or something else, right?
Examples
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We investigated the interactions of these three pathogens in the nasopharynx of young children.
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Some healthcare workers are known carriers of S. aureus from the nasopharynx area.
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There was no active bleeding of the nasopharynx or oropharynx.
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A Warthin's tumor in the nasopharynx is in itself rare.
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Only a few isolated reports of Warthin's tumor of the nasopharynx have been published in the literature.
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The cross-sectional area is smaller in the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx.
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Our aims were to understand differences in nasopharynx colonization rates and bacterial interactions according to the child's health status.
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A provisional diagnosis of a partially avulsed left middle turbinate displaced into the nasopharynx was made.
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Antimicrobial treatments and vaccines can alter bacterial interactions in the nasopharynx, thereby altering disease processes.
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Flexible fiberoptic examination revealed circumferential pharyngeal edema extending from the superior nasopharynx into the supraglottis.
Academic text (1995)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nasopharynx comes from the parts naso- meaning 'nose', as in the word nasal, and pharynx meaning 'throat', so it is the part of the throat behind the nose and above the soft palate.