fauces
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fauces
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Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
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a vestibule of an ancient Roman house.
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Origin of fauces
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin
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The fauces is the opening at the connection between the oral cavity and the oropharynx.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This is followed by inspection, with the aid of a tongue depressor, of the back of the mouth, or the opening of the oral cavity into the pharynx known as the fauces.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The main open area of the mouth, or oral cavity proper, runs from the gums and teeth to the fauces.
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Further testing of vagus motor function has the patient repeating consonant sounds that require movement of the muscles around the fauces.
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The mucous membrane of the posterior fauces is also often red and dry and covered with a glutinous secretion, which often materially interferes with swallowing.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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