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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- faucial adjective
Etymology
Origin of fauces
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin
Example Sentences
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Then you would be gulped to the fauces, the back of the mouth, and forced down.
From Salon
By the frequent application of disinfecting washes to the nostrils and fauces the secretions from these surfaces are to a great extent deprived of their contagiousness.
From Project Gutenberg
The next symptom produced was an accumulation of sticky mucus in mouth and fauces.
From Project Gutenberg
"The sense of taste," says Hayward, "resides in the mucus membrane of the tongue, the lips, the cheeks, and the fauces."
From Project Gutenberg
All the reflexes are normal, except that of the fauces, which is abolished.
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