pharynx

名词 n.
/ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/    /ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/|/ˈfæɹ.ɪŋks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
  2. The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.

词形变化

pharynges plural pharynxes plural

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor.
New Latin pharynxbor.
English pharynx
Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).
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