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Throat
Pronunciation
Definition 1
The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach). The throat is about 5 inches long, depending on body size. Also called pharynx. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The narrow passage from the mouth to the cavity at the back of the mouth. (NCI Thesaurus)
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