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n. - Cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx.

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  • The nasopharynx is the area above the soft palate (roof of the mouth) and behind the nose.
  • At 3.45 P.M. they had been all reëxamined by the doctor, and a few tag ends were picked out of the nasopharynx of one child.
  • Usually bacterial, tracking up from the nasopharynx: streptococcal, pneumococcal, Hemophilus influenzae in children under 5 years.
  • From there air goes to nasopharynx, the soft palate at the back of the nasal cavity and top of the throat, for more warming and moistening.
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