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fau·ces (fô′sēz′)

noun

the passage leading from the back of the mouth into the pharynx

Etymology: L, throat, gullet

Related Forms:

  • faucial fau′·cial (-s̸həl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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