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Fauces: The throat. The word fauces is the plural of the Latin faux meaning a small passage.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( fô ' sēz ' ) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The passage from the back of the mouth to the pharynx, bounded by ...
noun, plural -ces. 1. Anatomy . the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx. 2. a vestibule of an ancient Roman house. Dictionary.com Free Toolbar ...
Definition of FAUCES: the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx between the soft palate and the base of the tongue — fau·cial \ ˈ f ȯ-shəl\ adjective
fau·ces (fô s z) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The passage from the back of the mouth to the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate, the base of the tongue ...
noun, plural -ces. 1. Anatomy . the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx. 2. a vestibule of an ancient Roman house. Origin: 1375–1425; late ...