fauces
IPA: fˈɔsʌz
noun
- (anatomy) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
- (botany) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
- (zoology) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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Examples of "fauces" in Sentences
- Muscles of soft palate and fauces.
- Inflammation of the fauces is known as faucitis.
- It is sometimes considered a synonym for fauces.
- Aphthae all over mouth and fauces, and even the oesophagus.
- The fauces are regarded as the two pillars of mucous membrane.
- The pillars of the fauces are arches found in the fauces of the mouth.
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