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DictionarythroatNeck passage
noun

throat

THROHT/θrəʊt/

The narrow passage inside the neck.

The throat provides a passage for both air and food.

A clean side-profile anatomical cutaway of a woman's head and neck, emphasizing the continuous throat passage behind the mouth and its lower division toward the airway and esophagus.
Etymology
throatOld Englishthroat

The Old English word is evidenced by a compound naming the Adam’s apple, linking it to the front of the neck. It is related to a verb meaning “swell,” but its deeper origin is uncertain.

In context

Neural Academy0:20
after food has been chewed and moistened with saliva the resulting bolus is pushed to the back of the throat called the pharynx by the Tongue
SWALLOWING OR DEGLUTITION - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

More examples

  • My throat feels sore when I swallow.
  • He clears his throat before answering the question.
  • Smoke rises through the narrow throat of the chimney.

Forms

throat · throats

throaty adjective — Having a deep, rough vocal sound.

Similar words

pharynx
Pharynx names the anatomical passage behind the nose and mouth.
gullet
Gullet means the food tube, not the shared breathing passage.