Phăr'ynx, n.

(făr'ĭngks) (Synop., § 130), n. [Gr. φάρυγξ, φάρυγγος, Fr. pharynx, It. & Sp. faringe.] (Anat.) The cavity bounded by membranous and muscular walls beneath the base of the skull, into which the nose and mouth open, and which is continuous below with the esophagus.