fauces

[ faw-seez ]

/ ˈfɔ siz /

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noun, plural fau·ces.

Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.

a vestibule of an ancient Roman house.

Origin of fauces

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin

OTHER WORDS FROM fauces

fau·cial

[faw-shuh l] /ˈfɔ ʃəl/, adjective

Words nearby fauces

fatwa, fatwood, faubourg, faucal, faucaria, fauces, faucet, fauchard, faucial, faucial tonsil, faucitis

Example sentences from the Web for fauces

The pillars of the fauces must necessarily be relaxed by this action of the soft palate.

How to Sing |Lilli Lehmann
A channel from the fauces to the middle ear, named from Eustachius, who first described it.

A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) |Calvin Cutter
The tonsils are enlarged, and project so that they obstruct the isthmus of the fauces, sometimes even meeting in the middle line.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles
Inclination to take deep inspirations with hollow feeling in the chest, later with contraction in the fauces and chest.

New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers |Various

By the time the patient seeks advice it has usually implicated the fauces, soft palate, and pharyngeal wall as well as the tonsil.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for fauces

fauces

/ (ˈfɔːsiːz) /

noun plural -ces

anatomy the area between the cavity of the mouth and the pharynx, including the surrounding tissues

Word Origin for fauces

C16: from Latin: throat

Medical definitions for fauces

fauces

[ fô′sēz′ ]

pl.n.

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.

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fauces

noun, plural fau·ces.

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noun plural -ces

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pl.n.

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fauces

noun, plural fau·ces.

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