fauces

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English - Turkish
boğaz
faucial
(Tıp) Boğaza ait
English - English
That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture
the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc
On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils
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
{i} opening of the pharynx (Anatomy)
faucial
Pertaining to the fauces; pharyngeal
fauces

    Hyphenation

    fau·ces

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'fo-"sEz ] (noun plural but singular or pl.) 1541. Latin, plural, throat, fauces.
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