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n. - The lower part of the pharynx.

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Usage examples (6)
  • -- When taking a specimen the party wall should be inspected by passing a laryngoscope or, if necessary, an esophageal speculum down through the laryngopharynx and...
  • The mouth of any child not unconscious can be opened quickly and without the slightest harm by passing a curved probe between the clenched jaws back of the molars and down back...
  • Lumenis 'state of the art laser system, was used by Dr. Paul Castellanos to perform Trans-oral Laser Microsurgery (TLM) for the treatment of airway stenosis with obstructing...
  • Local anesthesia is needless for esophagoscopy, and if used at all should be limited to the laryngopharynx and never applied to the esophagus, for the esophagus is...
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