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咽头

pharynx

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yan1tou2 • yāntóu

Meaning

Primary

pharynx

Mnemonic

The 咽头 pharynx is the area at the back of the mouth below the naval cavity and at the 头 head of the 咽 throat.

Usage

医生 说 我 的 咽头 发炎 了。

The doctor said my pharynx is inflamed.

咽头 是 呼吸道 的 一 部分。

The pharynx is part of the respiratory tract.

吸烟 容易 伤害 咽头 组织。

Smoking easily damages the tissues of the pharynx.