下咽

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 下嚥 (“to swallow”).
(This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 下嚥).
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Etymology 2

under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass
to swallow; to choke (in crying); narrow pass; throat
 
simp. and trad.
(下咽)
anagram 咽下

Pronunciation


Noun

下咽

  1. (anatomy) hypopharynx
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