Found 2 items, similar to Fauces.
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Definition: fauces
fauces
n : the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
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Definition: Fauces
Fauces
\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.
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2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
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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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