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咽頭

Pharynx

鼻、口から続く部分で喉頭(Larynx)や食道(esophagus)につながる部分のこと。咽頭(Pharynx)は上咽頭、中咽頭、下咽頭に分けられる。

The part of the body that connects from the nose to the throat and continues down to the larynx and the esophagus. The pharynx is divided into the upper pharynx, mid pharynx and lower pharynx.