Definition that contains sophar
- adenoid a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
- velum a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
- pharyngeal tonsil a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
- rhinoscopy examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)
- tonsilla pharyngealis a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
- gustatory cell an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
- posterior naris either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx
- taste cell an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
- luschka's tonsil a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
- postnasal drip chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx