The bottom portion of the pharynx situated below the OROPHARYNX and posterior to the LARYNX. The hypopharynx communicates with the larynx through the laryngeal inlet, and is also called laryngopharynx.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007013
altLabel
Laryngopharynges
Hypopharynxes
Hypopharynges
Laryngopharynxes
Laryngopharynx
AN
inflammation: coordinate IM with PHARYNGITIS (IM)
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
C0020629
DC
1
definition
The bottom portion of the pharynx situated below the OROPHARYNX and posterior to the LARYNX. The hypopharynx communicates with the larynx through the laryngeal inlet, and is also called laryngopharynx.