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What is an oropharynx?

What is an oropharynx? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (anatomy) the oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone
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Biopsy sites included cervical, mediastinal, supraclavicular, axillary, and inguinal lymph nodes, as well as masses of the cecum, stomach, colon, oropharynx, and eyelid.
Forty percent of head and neck cancers occur in the oral cavity, including the tongue, floor of the mouth, palate, lips and oropharynx.
Patients then develop a maculopapular rash on the face, forearms, and mucous membranes of the oropharynx.
The same is true for the array of cancers most closely related to tobacco use: those of the trachea, bronchus, lung, mouth and oropharynx.
Stimulation of the glossopharyngeal nerve also increased airway area in all three regions, with the greatest effect in the caudal oropharynx.
Mr F., aged 79, consulted an otorhinolaryngologist at a hospital for some discomfort in the oropharynx, with permanent clearing of throat.

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