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Webster 1913 Edition
Fauces
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Fau′ces
,Noun.
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.
(Zool.)
That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.