Oropharynx

Origin

- + pharynx

Full definition of oropharynx

Noun

1. (anatomy) the oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone
• 2007, May 6, Lisa Sanders, M.D., A Nervous Case, He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient’s nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.