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faucial
fau·ces F0053500 (fô′sēz′)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 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.
[Middle English, from Latin faucēs.]
fau′cal (-kəl), fau′cial (-shəl) adj.EncyclopediaSeefaucesfaucial
fau·cial (faw'shăl), Do not confuse this word with facial or fascial.Relating to the fauces.fau·cial (faw'shăl) Relating to the fauces. fauces (fo'sez) [L.] The constricted opening leading from the oral cavity to the oropharynx. It is bounded by the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the palatine arches. The anterior pillars of the fauces are known as the glossopalatine arch, and the posterior pillars as the pharyngopalatine arch. See: fossafaucial (-shal), adjective |