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fauces

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fauces /fau·ces/ (faw´sez) the passage between the throat and pharynx.fau´cial
fau·ces (fôsz)
pl.n.
The passage from the back of the mouth to the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the palatine arches.

fauces (fô´sēz),
n the archway between the pharyngeal and oral cavities; formed by the tongue, anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars, and soft palate.

fauces
the passage from the mouth to the pharynx.

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