oropharyngeal
adjective
oro·pha·ryn·geal
ˌȯr-ə-ˌfer-ən-ˈjē-əl 
-ˌfa-rən-,
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
1
: of or relating to the oropharynx
2
: of or relating to the mouth and pharynx
Examples of oropharyngeal in a Sentence
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In March 2022, a passenger (and thankfully a wilderness first responder) aboard a Frontier Airlines flight saved a woman’s life, but not after some quick thinking; the airline’s medical kit didn’t contain an oropharyngeal airway, a tool to help the woman breathe.
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Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
In addition to an oropharyngeal airway, Raines used an other medical device called bag valve mask, which provides positive pressure ventilation to a patient who is not breathing properly.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Mehanna attributed the spike to a rise in a type of throat cancer called oropharyngeal cancer, which affects the tonsils and other structures in the back of the throat that make up the oropharynx.
—Korin Miller, Health, 8 June 2023
Another study, published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that symptomatic patients using shorter swabs to collect their own nasal samples yielded test results that were as accurate as samples collected by a health care worker using nasal and oropharyngeal swabs.
—Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, 15 June 2020
This explains in part why oropharyngeal cancer is rising among older people.
—Korin Miller, Health, 8 June 2023
Fortunately, there was some medical equipment on board — including an oropharyngeal airway, a device used to open a patient’s airway.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Nearly 70 percent of oropharyngeal cancer cases are linked to HPV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Claire Lampen, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
Doctors have recently experienced an uptick in oropharyngeal, or throat cancer, cases that are related to HPV.
—Claire Lampen, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
In addition to an oropharyngeal airway, Raines used an other medical device called bag valve mask, which provides positive pressure ventilation to a patient who is not breathing properly.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Mehanna attributed the spike to a rise in a type of throat cancer called oropharyngeal cancer, which affects the tonsils and other structures in the back of the throat that make up the oropharynx.
—Korin Miller, Health, 8 June 2023
Another study, published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that symptomatic patients using shorter swabs to collect their own nasal samples yielded test results that were as accurate as samples collected by a health care worker using nasal and oropharyngeal swabs.
—Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, 15 June 2020
This explains in part why oropharyngeal cancer is rising among older people.
—Korin Miller, Health, 8 June 2023
Fortunately, there was some medical equipment on board — including an oropharyngeal airway, a device used to open a patient’s airway.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Nearly 70 percent of oropharyngeal cancer cases are linked to HPV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Claire Lampen, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
Doctors have recently experienced an uptick in oropharyngeal, or throat cancer, cases that are related to HPV.
—Claire Lampen, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
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“Oropharyngeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oropharyngeal. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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oropharyngeal
adjective
oro·pha·ryn·geal
-ˌfar-ən-ˈjē-əl
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
1
: of or relating to the oropharynx
2
: of or relating to the mouth and pharynx
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