Pharynx

n. upper part of the throat that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus (Anatomy)

The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the neck and throat situated immediately posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity, and cranial, or superior, to the esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
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Pharynx /phar·ynx/ the throat; the musculomembranous cavity behind the nasal cavities, mouth, and larynx, communicating with them and with the [more]Pharynx - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
(synonym) throat
(hypernym) tubular cavity
(part-holonym) neck, cervix
(part-meronym) tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper

n. pharynx, upper part of the throat that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus (Anatomy)