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Oropharynx

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019857

1. The part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper portion of the epiglottis.

2. The part of the throat at the back of the mouth behind the oral cavity. It includes the back third of the tongue, the soft palate, the side and back walls of the throat, and the tonsils.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019857
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); National Cancer Institute Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019857",
  "term": "Oropharynx",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper portion of the epiglottis.\n\n2. The part of the throat at the back of the mouth behind the oral cavity. It includes the back third of the tongue, the soft palate, the side and back walls of the throat, and the tonsils.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oropharynx/"
}

Record 19,857 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.