oropharynx

n., pl., -pha·ryn·ges (-fə-rĭn'jēz), or -phar·ynx·es.
The part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

[Latin ōs, ōr-, mouth; see os¹ + PHARYNX.]

oropharyngeal o'ro·pha·ryn'ge·al (-fə-rĭn'jē-əl, -făr'ən-jē'əl) adj.

(ôr′ōfer′ingks)
n

The portion of the pharynx associated with the mouth; usually described as bounded above by the uvula, below by the epiglottis, in front by the tongue, and behind by the posterior pharyngeal wall.

The part of the pharynx between the soft palate, the tongue and the epiglottis.