
Fauces

Translation fauces into russian
fauces
Nounfauces pl
The fauces are the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx.
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fauces
NounThe passage from the mouth to the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the palatine arches.
The doctor examined the patient's fauces to check for signs of infection.
In Roman architecture, the narrow passage leading from the entrance to the atrium of a house.
The guests were led through the fauces into the grand atrium of the villa.