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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A palatine tonsil is one of a pair of structures located laterally in the oropharynx in the area of the fauces.
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Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.
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The main open area of the mouth, or oral cavity proper, runs from the gums and teeth to the fauces.
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If the examiner moves the tongue depressor to contact the lateral wall of the fauces, this should elicit the gag reflex.
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The characteristic objective symptom of the latter disease is the presence of membrane on the reddened mucous membrane of the fauces, which, usually, is markedly injected over all or part of the surface.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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