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Terms & Properties |
Concept Unique Identifier (CUI): C0031354
NCI Thesaurus Code: C12425 (see NCI Thesaurus info)
Semantic Type: Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
NCIt Definition: A hollow tube that starts posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity and ends superior to the trachea and esophagus.
CDISC Definition: A passageway in the head and neck that includes the nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx.
NCI-GLOSS Definition: 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 pharynx is about 5 inches long, depending on body size.
CSP Definition: funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the esophagus, and air to the larnyx and lungs.
MSH Definition: A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx).
Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)
Pharyngeal structure (body structure) |
Pharyngeal structure |
Pharynx, NOS |
Pharynxs |
pharynx |
Throats |
throat |
External Source Codes:
NCI Thesaurus Code | C12425 (see NCI Thesaurus info) |
Name | Value | Source |
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ACTIVE | 1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
AN | inflammation = PHARYNGITIS; /surg: consider also PHARYNGECTOMY & PHARYNGOSTOMY; HYPOPHARYNX; NASOPHARYNX; & OROPHARYNX are also available | MSH |
AQL | AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SE SU UL VI | MSH |
AUTHORITY | Rosse MD | FMA |
AUTHORITY | Terminologia Anatomica 1998 | FMA |
CASE_SIGNIFICANCE_ID | 900000000000448009 | SNOMEDCT_US |
CHARACTERISTIC_TYPE_ID | 900000000000011006 | SNOMEDCT_US |
CITE | Playbook | RADLEX |
Contributing_Source | CDISC | NCI |
CTV3ID | XM0PK | SNOMEDCT_US |
DATE_LAST_MODIFIED | Mon Jun 19 15:31:03 PDT 2000 | FMA |
DC | 1 | MSH |
DEFINITION_STATUS_ID | 900000000000074008 | SNOMEDCT_US |
DID | 2139-1636 | CSP |
DX | 19660101 | MSH |
EFFECTIVE_TIME | 20020131 | SNOMEDCT_US |
EXTERNAL_LIST_LINK | http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/ | LNC |
EXTERNALLY_DEFINED | Y | LNC |
EXTERNALLY_DEFINED_CODE_SYSTEM | ICF | LNC |
FX | D010611 | MSH |
FX | D010613 | MSH |
HN | ETOH descriptor 1995. | AOD |
ICD-O-3_CODE | C14.0 | SNOMEDCT_US |
MDA | 19990101 | MSH |
MMR | 20050718 | MSH |
MN | A03.556.750 | MSH |
MN | A04.623 | MSH |
MN | A14.724 | MSH |
MODIFIER_ID | 900000000000451002 | SNOMEDCT_US |
OID | 2.16.840.1.113883.6.254 | LNC |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 446608001~MAPTARGET~C14.0 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 734138000~TARGETCOMPONENT~181211006 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 734139008~TARGETCOMPONENT~119195004 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000497000~MAPTARGET~XM0PK | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000508004~ACCEPTABILITYID~900000000000548007 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000508004~ACCEPTABILITYID~900000000000549004 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000509007~ACCEPTABILITYID~900000000000548007 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000509007~ACCEPTABILITYID~900000000000549004 | SNOMEDCT_US |
TA_ID | A05.3.01.001 | FMA |
TERM_LEVEL | 4 | ICDO |
TERM_LEVEL | Related | ICDO |
TERMUI | T031336 | MSH |
TERMUI | T031337 | MSH |
TH | NLM (1966) | MSH |
TH | UNK (19XX) | MSH |
TRANSLATION | Filipino: Lalamunan | FMA |
TRANSLATION | Italian: Gola | FMA |
TRANSLATION | Spanish: Garganta | FMA |
TYPE_ID | 900000000000003001 | SNOMEDCT_US |
TYPE_ID | 900000000000013009 | SNOMEDCT_US |
UWT | Anatomical Structure | UWDA |
Additional Concept Data: (none)
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