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The throat is the anterior part of the neck'
Throat or Throats may also refer to:
- Throat, the corner at the front of the head of a four-sided sail
- Throat, the constricted or narrow part of a passage, especially a pipe
- "Lump in one's throat", see Globus pharyngis
- Throat halyard, after that part of the sail it acts on
- Throat singing (disambiguation)
A pipe is a tubular section or hollow cylinder, usually but not necessarily of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey substances which can flow — liquids and gases (fluids), slurries, powders and masses of small solids. It can also be used for structural applications; hollow pipe is far stiffer per unit weight than solid members.
Globus pharyngis or globus sensation is the persistent but painless sensation of having a pill, food bolus, or some other sort of obstruction in the throat when there is none. Swallowing is typically performed normally, so it is not a true case of dysphagia, but it can become quite irritating. It is common, with 22-45% of people experiencing it at least once in their lifetime.
In sailing, the throat halyard is a line that raises the end of a gaff nearer to the mast, as opposed to the peak halyard which raises the end further from the mast. Such rigging was normal in classic gaff-rigged schooners and in other ships with fore-and-aft rigging. It is absent in Bermuda rigged boats.
