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Nasopharynx

"Nasopharynx" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the nasal cavities and has a respiratory function.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nasopharynx" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nasopharynx" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 19 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2020 and 2021
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