Thesaurus: fauces

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1. n.pl. 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. n.pl. The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
3. n.pl. That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
4. pl. of Faux
5. n. the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
6. 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.
7. The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situatedbetween the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called alsothe isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage twomembranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose thetonsils.
8. n. the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx