English dictionary
fauces
/'f/O/s/i/z/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the <i>isthmus of the fauces</i>. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the <i>pillars of the fauces</i>, inclose the tonsils.
Source: webster1913