咽头炎 yāntóuyán pharyngitis Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 咽头 咽頭 yāntou pharynx the area of the throat between the mouth and the esophagus, including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx炎 yán noun inflammation (bound form) inflammation; infection; often used as a suffix for medical conditions ending in "-itis"