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The space between the cavity of the mouth and the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate and the base of the tongue. SEE ALSO: isthmus of f.. SYN: oropharyngeal passage. [L. the throat]
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fau·ces 'fȯ-.sēz n pl but sing or pl in constr the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue called also isthmus of the fauces
fau·cial 'fȯ-shəl adj
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n.
the opening leading from the mouth into the pharynx. It is surrounded by the glossopalatine arch (which forms the anterior pillars of the fauces) and the pharyngopalatine arch (the posterior pillars).
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fau·ces (fawґsēz) [L., pl. of faux “a gorge, narrow passâ€][TA] the passage from the mouth to the pharynx, including both the lumen and its boundaries; called also throat. faucial adjMedical dictionary. 2011.