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isthmus of the 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.

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- An isthmus (/ˈɪsməs, ˈɪsθməs/; pl.: isthmuses or isthmi) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they...
- isthmus, along with the Panama Canal. Like several isthmuses on earth, it is a location of great geopolitical and strategic importance. The isthmus is...
- The Karelian Isthmus (Russian: Карельский перешеек, romanized: Karelsky peresheyek; Finnish: Karjalankannas; Swedish: Karelska näset) is the approximately...
- up isthmus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An isthmus is a strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land. Isthmus may also refer to: Isthmus (album)...
- The Isthmus of Corinth (Gr****: Ισθμός της Κορίνθου) is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of...
- list of isthmuses is an appendix to the article isthmus. The list is sorted by the region of the world in which the isthmus is located. An isthmus ( /ˈɪsθməs/...
- The Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Spanish pronunciation: [tewanteˈpek]) is an isthmus in Mexico. It represents the shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico...
- thirds of the lobes are connected by a thin band of tissue called the isthmus (pl.: isthmi). Microscopically, the functional unit of the thyroid gland...
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- The Auckland isthmus, also known as the Tāmaki isthmus, is a narrow stretch of land on the North Island of New Zealand in the Auckland Region, and the...