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pharynx

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006562

Term info

Label

pharynx

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, grouping_class

curator note

currently this is an extremely generic class, encompassing both protostomes and deuterostomes.

definition

The pharynx is the part of the digestive system immediately posterior to the mouth[GO].

has related synonym

anterior part of foregut, pharyngeal tube

has relational adjective

pharyngeal, branchial

id

UBERON:0006562

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl