fauces
Americannoun
plural
fauces-
Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
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a vestibule of an ancient Roman house.
noun
Other Word Forms
- faucial adjective
Etymology
Origin of fauces
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin
Example Sentences
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The fauces are injected, and the tonsils are red and swollen, but with no evidence of ulceration.
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Next morning the membrane was the same, pain now in left side, throat internally and externally œdematous, fauces and uvula glossy or varnished in appearance.
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"The sense of taste," says Hayward, "resides in the mucus membrane of the tongue, the lips, the cheeks, and the fauces."
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The mucous membranes become dry and insensitive, especially those of the fauces.
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The tonsils are lodged in the fauces at the sides of the root of the tongue.
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