Medical Definition of Spatium retropharyngeum

1. That part of the peripharyngeal spatium located posterior to the pharynx. In the normal adult it measures 4 mm (at C3 level), but is considered abnormal when greater than 7 mm. Can be icreased with a cervical spine fracture, retropharyngeal abscess. Synonym: spatium retropharyngeum, postpharyngeal space. (21 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spatium Retropharyngeum

spatiotemporally
spatium
spatium intercostale
spatium interglobulare
spatium lateropharyngeum
spatium perichoroideale
spatium perilymphaticum
spatium peripharyngeum
spatium retroinguinale
spatium retroperitoneale
spatium retropharyngeum (current term)
spatium subdurale
spatlese
spatleses
spats
spatted
spattee
spattees
spatter
spatter-dock
spatterdashed
spatterdashes
spatterdock
spatterdocks

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