单词 | oropharynx |
释义 | oropharynx|ɔərəʊˈfærɪŋks| [irreg. f. L. ōs, ōr- mouth + pharynx.] That part of the throat immediately continuous with the mouth; the pharynx proper, as distinct from the nasopharynx.
1887L. Browne Throat & its Dis. (ed. 2) iii. 53 (heading) Inspection of the mouth, fauces, and oro-pharynx. 1894P. W. Williams Dis. Upper Respiratory Tract ii. 12 For clinical purposes the pharynx is divided into three regions, the naso-pharynx, the oro-pharynx and the laryngo-pharynx. 1935R. S. Stevenson Rec. Adv. Laryngol. & Otol. ii. 38 Norman Patterson is of opinion that at the present time a combination of diathermy and radiation is usually best in the treatment of malignant disease of the oro-pharynx. 1976Lancet 4 Dec. 1248/1 There was diffuse ulceration in the oropharynx. |

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