retropharynx

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noun

The posterior part of the pharynx.

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Meanings

nounretropharynx (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralanatomyThe posterior part of the pharynx.

    Because they stimulate the retropharynx and promote gagging, oral airways must not be used in alert patients or in those with intact gag reflexes.

    2012, John J. Marini, Critical Care Medicine: The Essentials

Origin

From retro- + pharynx.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retropharynx

larynxpharynxnasopharynxoropharynxhypopharynxbuccopharynxelectrolarynxendolarynxepilarynxepipharynxglossopharynxhyolarynxhypolarynxlaryngopharynxorolarynxpresbylarynxvelopharynx
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APA

retropharynx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropharynx

MLA

“retropharynx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropharynx. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retropharynx,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropharynx.

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