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Definition of Fauces

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. 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.
Fauces
Faux Faux, n.; pl. Fauces. [L.] See Fauces.

Meaning of Fauces from wikipedia

- The fauces (also termed the isthmus of fauces or oropharyngeal isthmus) is the opening at the back of the mouth into the throat. It is a narrow p****age...
- Look up fauces in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fauces may refer to: Fauces (throat), the opening at the back of the mouth Fauces (architecture), narrow...
- faucēs means "the upper part of the throat", and figuratively refers to any kind of narrow entrance or p****ageway. Greenough, J. B. 1890. "The Fauces...
- The soft palate (also known as the velum, palatal velum, or muscular palate) is, in mammals, the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth...
- The palatoglossal arch (glossopalatine arch, anterior pillar of fauces) on either side runs downward, lateral (to the side), and forward to the side of...
- the clavicle. The "throat" is sometimes thought to be synonymous for the fauces. It works with the mouth, ears and nose, as well as a number of other parts...
- Intra fauces terrae is a Legal Latin phrase which translates as "In the jaws of the land". It is used to define the territorial waters. Legal Term Glossary...
- The palatopharyngeal arch (pharyngopalatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces) is larger and projects further toward the middle line than the palatoglossal...
- Plica semilunaris of the fauces Details Identifiers Latin plica semilunaris faucium TA98 A05.2.01.008 TA2 2850 FMA 55049 Anatomical terminology [edit on...
- vestibulum) was a space that was sometimes present between the interior fauces of a building leading to the atrium and the street. Vestibules were common...