to be overcome with emotion or sobs, causing the voice to break or speech to be interrupted

to move food, drink, or other substances down the throat through muscular action

A type of cancer that occurs in the nasopharynx, which is located behind the nose and at the back of the throat.

to swallow

to wolf down one's food; to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself

to make a low, mournful, or gurgling sound like that of the wind or flowing water

(anatomy) hypopharynx

to die or breathe one's last breath

to chew carefully and swallow slowly

the tube that links the pharynx to the tympanic cavity of the middle ear, also known as the auditory tube

to sob

inflammation of the throat or fauces, characterized by soreness and difficulty swallowing

isthmus of the fauces

ear, nose, and throat (ENT); the anatomical region or the branch of medicine concerned with these parts

nose and throat; nasopharynx

to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)

(medicine) hypopharyngeal cancer

difficulty in swallowing; dysphagia

dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

a strategic location or vital point of passage

to endure bullying, insults, or hardship stoically without complaining; literally to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after being struck

to secure a stranglehold; fig. to hold a strategic pass

prepharynx (biology)