fauces Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx

WordNet

Fau"ces noun plural
Etymology
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Definitions
  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. (Zoöl.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.

Webster 1913