Associations to the word «Pharynx»

Wiktionary

PHARYNX, noun. (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus.

Dictionary definition

PHARYNX, noun. The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King