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OROPHARYNGEAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or located near the oropharynx
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
oropharynx (cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth)
Derivation:
oropharynx (cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth)
Context examples:
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of oropharyngeal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Oropharyngeal Cancer Clinical TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
H. parahemolyticus is a commensal organism of the oropharyngeal and gastrointestinal tracts and rarely pathogenic in humans.
(Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, NCI Thesaurus)
C. propinquum is commensal to the oropharyngeal flora.
(Corynebacterium propinquum, NCI Thesaurus)
C. argentoratense is commensal to the oropharyngeal region.
(Corynebacterium argentoratense, NCI Thesaurus)
The aspect of the oropharyngeal wall that is located on the side.
(Lateral Wall of the Oropharynx, NCI Thesaurus)
N. cinerea is commensal in the human nasal and oropharyngeal tract, and is considered non-pathogenic, but can become pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.
(Neisseria cinerea, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of oropharyngeal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Oropharyngeal Cancer Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
Most oropharyngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the oropharynx).
(Oropharyngeal cancer, NCI Dictionary)
Patients may also present with swollen neck lymph nodes without any symptoms from the oropharyngeal tumor.
(Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A. aphrophilus is found in human oral flora, oropharyngeal flora and dental plaque, and is a cause of infectious endocarditis.
(Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, NCI Thesaurus)
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