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Parapharyngeal space

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006334

A triangular area near the pharynx (throat), between the base of the skull and the hyoid bone (the bone under the tongue). The parapharyngeal space is in the deep tissues of the neck and contains mostly fat, as well as blood vessels (including the carotid artery and jugular vein), nerves, lymph nodes, and parts of the salivary gland.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006334
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006334",
  "term": "Parapharyngeal space",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A triangular area near the pharynx (throat), between the base of the skull and the hyoid bone (the bone under the tongue). The parapharyngeal space is in the deep tissues of the neck and contains mostly fat, as well as blood vessels (including the carotid artery and jugular vein), nerves, lymph nodes, and parts of the salivary gland.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/parapharyngeal-space/"
}

Record 12,648 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.