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| gorge |
the throat. [1/6 definitions] |
| gorget |
a piece of armor used to protect the throat. [1/4 definitions] |
| gullet |
the throat or part of the throat, esp. the esophagus or pharynx. [2/3 definitions] |
| guttural |
of, pertaining to, or produced in the throat. [1/4 definitions] |
| harrumph |
to clear one's throat with a low guttural or rasping sound, often to express disapproval. [1/2 definitions] |
| hawk3 |
to try to clear phlegm from the throat, as by coughing. |
| hem2 |
the noise or act of clearing the throat or coughing slightly in order to get attention, suggest doubt, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| infectious mononucleosis |
a severe viral disease, usu. occurring in children and adolescents, that causes fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, sore throat, and an increase of white cells with a single nucleus in the bloodstream; glandular fever. |
| larynx |
the structure in the throat that contains the human vocal cords, or a similar or corresponding structure in lower animals. |
| lozenge |
a small piece of medicated hard candy, sucked to ease a sore throat or cough. |
| maw |
the mouth, throat, gullet, or stomach of an animal, esp. a carnivorous animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| minke whale |
a small, fast-moving whale having furrows on its light belly and throat and a dorsal fin. |
| necktie |
a strip of fabric worn around the neck, usu. by men, under the collar of a shirt and knotted at the throat. |
| otolaryngology |
the branch of medicine dealing with the ears, nose, and throat, and with related structures of the head and neck. |
| personate2 |
in botany, having a two-lipped corolla with the throat nearly closed by the lower lip. [1/2 definitions] |
| pharynx |
the cavity and surrounding muscles and tissue located between the back of the nose and throat and the esophagus. |
| pip2 |
an infectious disease of fowl and other birds that causes an accumulation of mucus in the throat. |
| polyp |
an abnormal growth projecting from a mucous lining, as in the throat, nose, or intestine. [1/2 definitions] |
| postnasal drip |
a discharge of mucus from the back of the nasal cavity into the throat, usu. brought about by an allergy or cold. |
| rattle |
a rattling sound in the throat caused by constriction, which may occur just before death. [1/9 definitions] |
| resonance |
the amplification of vocal sounds with the throat or the chest or nasal cavities. [1/5 definitions] |
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