About The Word Fauces
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Fauces
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What's The Definition Of Fauces?
[n] the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fauces: Related Terms | Find terms related to Fauces: See Also | passage | passageway Fauces In Webster's Dictionary \Fau"ces\, n.pl. [L.]
1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx,
situated between the soft palate and the base of the
tongue; -- called also the {isthmus of the fauces}. On
either side of the passage two membranous folds, called
the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
3. (Zo["o]l.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell
which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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