— nasopharyngeal /nay'zoh feuh rin"jee euhl, -jeuhl, -far'euhn jee"euhl/ , adj.
/nay'zoh far"ingks/ , n. , pl. nasopharynges /-feuh rin"jeez/ , nasopharynxes . Anat.
the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Cf. oropharynx (def. 2).
[ 1875-80; NASO- + PHARYNX ]