n, pl  pha*ryn*ges  also  phar*ynx*es  :  the part of the alimentary canal situated between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus and in humans being a conical musculomembranous tube about four and a half inches (11.43 centimeters) long that is continuous above with the mouth and nasal passages, communicates through the eustachian tubes with the ears, and extends downward past the opening into the larynx to the lower border of the cricoid cartilage where it is continuous with the esophagus .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  for·nix  ver·nix 
 
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