Meanings
nounnasopharyngitis (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*néh₂s
- Proto-Italic*nāssos
- Latinnāsus
- Englishnaso-
- Englishpharyngitis
- Englishnasopharyngitis
From naso- + pharyngitis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鼻咽炎
- 鼻咽炎 (bíyānyán)inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
Finnish nenän ja nielun tulehdus, nenänielun tulehdus
- nenän ja nielun tulehdusinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
- nenänielun tulehdusinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
- rinofaryngiittiinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
- nasofaryngiittiinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
French rhinopharyngite
- rhinopharyngiteinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
German Rhinopharyngitis
- Rhinopharyngitisinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
Italian rinofaringite
- rinofaringiteinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
Persian رینوفارنژیت
- رینوفارنژیت (rinofâranžit)inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
Polish zapalenie nosa i gardła
- zapalenie nosa i gardłainflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
Romanian rinofaringită
- rinofaringităinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
Russian ринофаринги́т
- ринофаринги́т (rinofaringít)inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
Turkish rinofarenjit
- rinofarenjitinflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
Cite this entry
APA
nasopharyngitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopharyngitis
MLA
“nasopharyngitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopharyngitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasopharyngitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopharyngitis.
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