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fauces

fau·ces

UK/fɔː.siːz/ uncommon

noun

1.

the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx

Origin

Borrowing from Latin faucēs (“the upper part of a throat”).

Phrases

  • isthmus of fauces

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