Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the nasal fossæ and the pharynx.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both throat and nose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
nose and thepharynx - adjective Of or pertaining to the
nasopharynx
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx
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Examples
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Dr. David Dolowitz pioneered a cutting-edge medical procedure called nasopharyngeal radium irradiation.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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Indigenous populations appear predisposed to cancers such as nasopharyngeal and salivary gland cancer [106].
Potential impacts of direct mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009
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The team has since moved on to try to establish if these gene variants may be linked to the tendency among certain groups of Chinese to develop particular diseases -- such as nasopharyngeal cancer, which is more prevalent among southern Chinese, but not Chinese in northern provinces.
Reuters: Top News 2009
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The team has since moved on to try to establish if these gene variants may be linked to the tendency among certain groups of Chinese to develop particular diseases - such as nasopharyngeal cancer, which is more prevalent among southern Chinese, but not Chinese in northern provinces.
unknown title 2009
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Second, easily accessible samples such as nasopharyngeal swab samples may be used as an index to risk of severe disease.
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The team has since moved on to try to establish if these gene variants may be linked to the tendency among certain groups of Chinese to develop particular diseases -- such as nasopharyngeal cancer, which is more prevalent among southern Chinese, but not Chinese in northern provinces.
Reuters: Top News 2009
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When Oliver was first diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in September of 2011, of course he wanted to fight the disease.
David Casarett, M.D.: David Oliver: A Different Kind of Courage M.D. David Casarett 2012
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When Oliver was first diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in September of 2011, of course he wanted to fight the disease.
David Casarett, M.D.: David Oliver: A Different Kind of Courage M.D. David Casarett 2012
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The World Health Organization calls it a known carcinogen; EPA concurs, linking its inhalation to a host of cancers, including nasopharyngeal cancers, leukemia, and lymphoma.
Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: Should I Freak Out About Formaldehyde In Baby Furniture? Jennifer Grayson 2011
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When Oliver was first diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in September of 2011, of course he wanted to fight the disease.
David Casarett, M.D.: David Oliver: A Different Kind of Courage M.D. David Casarett 2012
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