The nasopharynx is the area above the soft palate (roof of the mouth) and behind the nose.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cancer News] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Civics and Health] Reference

Usually bacterial, tracking up from the nasopharynx: streptococcal, pneumococcal, Hemophilus influenzae in children under 5 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Respiratory System: Anatomy 101] Reference

In Japanese trials, PSK significantly extended the survival rates of those with cancer of the stomach, colon-rectum, esophagus, nasopharynx, and lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forever Young] Reference

  A quarter-turn of her hand and she held aloft the fruits of her labor-two gleaming gobs of lymphatic tissue that had been blocking the nasopharynx of the unconsciousattaché.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Difference Between Men and Women] Reference

Formaldehyde has long been linked to rare tumors of the nasopharynx, which includes the back of the throat, which affect about 2,000 Americans a year, according to the American Cancer Society.    From Wordnik.com.  [Study links formaldehyde to more common cancers] Reference

The oncology business unit will help Pfizer expedite launches of new cancer agents, and focus research efforts on cancers common in Asia, including those of the liver, esophagus and nasopharynx.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pfizer Affirms 2008 Outlook,] Reference

Suctioning the nasopharynx can improve respirations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Suctioning nasopharynx improves breathing significantly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Others include cervix, endometrium and nasopharynx cancer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brudirect News1] Reference

B.N. meningitidis is commonly found in the nasopharynx of adult carriers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

When the doctor pushes it into the nostrils, it trickles down to the nasopharynx.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

Epistaxis is defined as acute hemorrhage from the nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx.    From Wordnik.com.  [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference

They have a smaller nasopharynx, the area behind the nose where the Eustachian tubes open.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Do not try to confirm the diagnosis of adenoids by a digital examination of the nasopharynx.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health Work in the Public Schools] Reference

Streptococcus Pneumoniae generally resides in the nasopharynx and is found in approximately 50% of healthy individuals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Jurist records such abnormal mobility of the tongue that the patient was able to project the tongue into the nasopharynx.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

Jurist 6.140 records such abnormal mobility of the tongue that the patient was able to project the tongue into the nasopharynx.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

Institute, studies of workers exposed to formaldehyde have linked the chemical to cancers of the nasal sinuses, nasopharynx, brain and possibly leukemia.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Although EBV is associated with nasopharynx cancer, which develops in the upper area of the throat, a causal relationship hasn't been established, Chan says.    From Wordnik.com.  [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference

In fact, there was a marked reduction in the size of his nasopharynx, and a paresis of his left aryepiglotic fold with hypertrophy of the right aryepiglotic fold.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

According to the US National Cancer Institute, studies of workers exposed to formaldehyde have linked the chemical to cancers of the nasal sinuses, nasopharynx, brain and possibly leukemia.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Nine News] Reference

One stream flows directly into the mouth, where it produces oral resonance; the other stream passes through the nasopharynx into the hollow chambers of the face and head, inducing nasal and head resonance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Resonance in Singing and Speaking] Reference

Slide 41: 3 field techniques  Used in - deep seated tumors - to save vital structures  Example - ca esophaghus - ca lung - ca UB - ca nasopharynx with ant extention - ca maxilla with ethmoidal extention.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

The danger of formaldehyde, a chemical compound sometimes known as a corpse-preservative chemical, is that exposure to it can result in leukaemia, sinuses, and cancers of the nose, the nasopharynx and the brain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News] Reference

"That means a larger number of nasopharynx cancer cells in the body would give rise to a larger amount of EBV genetic material in the blood circulation, and so the EBV DNA level is a marker of the extent of cancer.".    From Wordnik.com.  [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference

I could see into his nasopharynx.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference

The paper read: "A new genus and species of leech from Peru was found feeding from the nasopharynx of humans.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference

If the detainee is not breathing freely after the cloth is removed from his face, he is immediately moved to a vertical position in order to clear the water from his mouth, nose and nasopharynx. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

Inhalation fever (fever, myalgia, fatigue Infections (including zoonosis) Contact irritant dermatitis Contact allergic dermatitis Protein contact dermatitis Carcinoma (eg. nasopharynx, liver, lung) Occupational Diseases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Occupational attributable fractions are over 2 % for mesothelioma, sinonasal, lung, nasopharynx, breast, non-melanoma skin cancer, bladder, oesophagus, soft tissue sarcoma, larynx and stomach cancers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference