o·ro·phar·ynx (ôr'ō-făr'ĭngks, ōr'-)
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.

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