oropharyngeal
adjective
oro·pha·ryn·geal
ˌȯr-ə-ˌfer-ən-ˈjē-əl 
-ˌfa-rən-,
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
1
: of or relating to the oropharynx
2
: of or relating to the mouth and pharynx
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Of these, 12,500 are oropharyngeal cancers in men and 10,500 are cancers of the cervix.
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Matthew Herper Reprints, STAT, 23 May 2024
About 10% of infections last longer and can put individuals at risk for some cancers including cervix, vaginal and vulvar cancer; penile cancer; anal cancer; and oropharyngeal cancer, which is a cancer of the back of the throat, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 May 2024
In March 2022, a passenger (and thankfully a wilderness first responder) aboard a Frontier Airlines flight saved a woman’s life, but not after some quick thinking; the airline’s medical kit didn’t contain an oropharyngeal airway, a tool to help the woman breathe.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
In addition to an oropharyngeal airway, Raines used an other medical device called bag valve mask, which provides positive pressure ventilation to a patient who is not breathing properly.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
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Matthew Herper Reprints, STAT, 23 May 2024
About 10% of infections last longer and can put individuals at risk for some cancers including cervix, vaginal and vulvar cancer; penile cancer; anal cancer; and oropharyngeal cancer, which is a cancer of the back of the throat, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 May 2024
In March 2022, a passenger (and thankfully a wilderness first responder) aboard a Frontier Airlines flight saved a woman’s life, but not after some quick thinking; the airline’s medical kit didn’t contain an oropharyngeal airway, a tool to help the woman breathe.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
In addition to an oropharyngeal airway, Raines used an other medical device called bag valve mask, which provides positive pressure ventilation to a patient who is not breathing properly.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
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oropharyngeal
adjective
oro·pha·ryn·geal
-ˌfar-ən-ˈjē-əl
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
-fə-ˈrin-j(ē-)əl
1
: of or relating to the oropharynx
2
: of or relating to the mouth and pharynx
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