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nasopharyngitis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh2sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- English pharyngitis English nasopharyngitis From naso- + pharyngitis.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻咽炎 (bíyānyán) — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Finnish: nenän ja nielun tulehdus — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Finnish: nenänielun tulehdus — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Finnish: rinofaryngiitti — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Finnish: nasofaryngiitti — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • French: rhinopharyngite — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • German: Rhinopharyngitis — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Italian: rinofaringite — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Persian: رینوفارنژیت (rinofâranžit) — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Polish: zapalenie nosa i gardła — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Romanian: rinofaringită — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Russian: ринофаринги́т (rinofaringít) — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx
  • Turkish: rinofarenjit — inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx