Nasopharynx
51Pathologie ORL professionnelle — Dans cet article seront traités les otites barotraumatiques (plongeurs et aviateurs), l ostéonécrose du maxillaire provoquée par le phosphore et le radium ainsi que le cancer de l ethmoïde lié aux poussières de bois, au chrome et au formol.… …
52Pharynx — The hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach). * * * The upper expanded portion of the digestive tube, between the esophagus below… …
53nasopharyngeal — adjective of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx • Pertains to noun: ↑nasopharynx • Derivationally related forms: ↑nasopharynx * * * “+ adjective Etymology: nas + pharyngeal : of or relating to the nose and pharynx or the nasopharynx …
54Common cold — Classification and external resources A representation of the molecular surface of one variant of human rhinovirus. ICD 10 J …
55Obstructive sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G …
56respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …
57Eustachian tube — The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx. The function of the Eustachian tube is to protect, aerate and drain the middle ear (and mastoid). Occlusion of the Eustachian tube leads to the development of middle ear inflammation (otitis… …
58rhinopharynx — SYN: nasopharynx. [rhino + pharynx] * * * rhi·no·phar·ynx far iŋ(k)s n, pl pha·ryn·ges fə rin (.)jēz also phar·ynx·es NASOPHARYNX * * * see …
59Retronasale Aromawahrnehmung — Die retronasale (lat. retro: ‚zurück‘, ‚wieder‘, ‚hinten gelegen‘; nasal: ‚die Nase betreffend‘) Wahrnehmung beschreibt den Transport flüchtiger, aromatischer Verbindungen aus der Mundhöhle über den Rachenraum zu den Rezeptoren im Nasenraum. Die… …
60tuba auditiva — [TA] pharyngotympanic tube: a channel about 3.6 cm long, lined with mucous membrane, that establishes communication between the tympanic cavity and the nasopharynx and serves to adjust the pressure of gas in the cavity to the external pressure,… …
