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Pharynx

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting to the esophagus
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Stage 1 of 2
pharynx
Greek · ancient
"the throat"
the throat, the passage connecting mouth and nose to the esophagus
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pharynx
English · 1600s
"the cavity behind the mouth and nose"
adopted directly as the medical term for the throat cavity
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