Two openings between the nose and the nasopharynx.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009305
altLabel
Rhinopharynxes
Nasopharynxes
Choanae
Rhinopharynges
Nasopharynges
Rhinopharynx
AN
inflammation = NASOPHARYNGITIS
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU UL VI
cui
C0027442
C0225432
DC
1
definition
Two openings between the nose and the nasopharynx.
The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the nasal cavities and has a respiratory function.