Meanings
nounoropharynx (plural oropharynxes or oropharynges)
plural oropharynxes · plural oropharynges · alternative oro-pharynx
- anatomyThe oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient’s nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.
2007 May 6, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “A Nervous Case”, in New York TimesSynonyms: mesopharynx
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
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Origin
From oro- (“mouth”) + pharynx.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian szájgarat
- szájgaratthe oral part of the pharynx
Irish béalfharaing
- béalfharaingthe oral part of the pharynx
Italian orofaringe
- orofaringethe oral part of the pharynx
Russian ротоглотка
- ротоглотка (rotoglotka)the oral part of the pharynx
Ukrainian ротоглотка
- ротоглотка (rotohlotka)the oral part of the pharynx
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oropharynx
larynxpharynxnasopharynxhypopharynxbuccopharynxelectrolarynxendolarynxepilarynxepipharynxglossopharynxhyolarynxhypolarynxlaryngopharynxorolarynxpresbylarynxretropharynxvelopharynx
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
oropharynx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oropharynx
MLA
“oropharynx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oropharynx. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oropharynx,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oropharynx.
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