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MEDICAL TERMS FOR THE BODY

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  • macroglossia
  • pharynx
  • turbinate
  • uvula
  • upper airway

Turbinate - small, shelf-like, cartilaginous structures covered by mucous membranes, which protrude into the nasal airway to help warm, humidify, and cleanse inhaled air on its way to the lungs.

Pharynx - area posterior to the nares and the oral cavity; passageway for air from the nasal cavity and/or the mouth to the lungs via the larynx and the trachea, for food and liquids from the mouth to the esophagus.

Macroglossia — A big name for a large tongue; usually a congenital disorder (present at birth).


Uvula - small soft structure hanging from the bottom of the soft palate in the midline above the back of the tongue.

Upper Airway - part of the respiratory anatomy that includes the nose, nostrils, sinus passages, septum, turbinates; the tongue, jaws, hard and soft palate, muscles of the tongue and throat, etc.

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