nasopharyngeal
adjective
na·so·pha·ryn·geal
ˌnā-zō-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl 
-ˌfer-ən-ˈjē-əl,
-ˌfa-rən-
: of, relating to, or affecting the nose and pharynx or the nasopharynx
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Advertisement According to Santora, many dairy workers who have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu had negative Influenza A nasopharyngeal tests and positive oral ones.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
If a specimen is taken from the nose, the method of testing is referred to as a nasopharyngeal swab.
—Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2023
Scientists eventually found more links between the virus and other cancers: nasopharyngeal cancer, stomach cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and other forms of lymphoma.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
UT Health San Antonio set up a makeshift testing site in UTSA’s athletic training room, Bellamy said, bringing a staff of four to six people twice weekly for nasopharyngeal PCR testing.
—Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2021
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
If a specimen is taken from the nose, the method of testing is referred to as a nasopharyngeal swab.
—Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2023
Scientists eventually found more links between the virus and other cancers: nasopharyngeal cancer, stomach cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and other forms of lymphoma.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
UT Health San Antonio set up a makeshift testing site in UTSA’s athletic training room, Bellamy said, bringing a staff of four to six people twice weekly for nasopharyngeal PCR testing.
—Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2021
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nasopharyngeal
adjective
na·so·pha·ryn·geal
ˌnā-zō-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
-ˌfar-ən-ˈjē-əl
-ˌfar-ən-ˈjē-əl
: of, relating to, or affecting the nose and pharynx or the nasopharynx
nasopharyngeal cancer
nasopharyngeal secretions
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