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Fauces

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

noun-plural. The passage from the back of the mouth to the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the palatine arches.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun-plural. 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.

noun-plural. The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.

noun-plural. That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

The throat or gullet.

In anatomy, specifically, the back part of the mouth, leading into the pharynx; the passage from the buccal cavity proper to the cavity of the pharynx, overhung by the soft palate, and bounded on each side by the pillars of the soft palate. [The word has no singular, and is used chiefly in the two phrases given below.]

In conchology, that part of the cavity of the first chamber of a shell which may be seen by looking in at the aperture.

In botany, the opening or throat of the tube of a gamopetalous corolla.

In ancient Roman building, a passage in a house, especially that leading from the first vestibule to the atrium or first court. It is disputed whether the term is ever used for inner passages.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx

Word Usage

"Through the lowering of the pillars of the fauces, which is the same as raising the soft palate, the outflowing breath is divided into two parts."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

passageway passage

Cross Reference

isthmus of the fauces arches of the fauces

Variant

isthmus of the fauces