Pharyng Health Dictionary

Inflammation of the mucous membrane and underlying part of the pharynx... pharyngitis

See oesophageal diverticulum.... pharyngeal pouch

Pain in the pharynx... pharyngodynia

Any disease of the pharynx... pharyngopathy

An alternative term for a pharyngeal pouch.... pharyngeal diverticulum

a common condition characterized by a sensation of a lump in the throat, in the midline just above the sternum; swallowing is not affected. The condition, formerly called globus hystericus, is sometimes related to *gastro-oesophageal reflux and tends to be worse during periods of stress.... globus pharyngeus

(branchial arch, visceral arch) any of the paired segmented ridges of tissue in each side of the throat of the early embryo that correspond to the gill arches of fish. Each arch contains a cartilage, a cranial nerve, and a blood vessel. Between each arch there is a *pharyngeal pouch.... pharyngeal arch

(branchial cleft, visceral cleft) any of the paired segmented clefts in each side of the throat of the early embryo that correspond to the gills of fish. Soon after they have formed they close to form the *pharyngeal pouches, except for the first cleft, which persists as the external auditory meatus.... pharyngeal cleft

see gag reflex.... pharyngeal reflex

n. surgical removal of part of the pharynx.... pharyngectomy

n. a pouch or cyst opening off the pharynx (see branchial cyst).... pharyngocele

n. an *endoscope for the examination of the pharynx.... pharyngoscope