fauces

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Then you would be gulped to the fauces, the back of the mouth, and forced down.

From Salon

The mucous membrane of the posterior fauces is also often red and dry and covered with a glutinous secretion, which often materially interferes with swallowing.

From Project Gutenberg

The next symptom produced was an accumulation of sticky mucus in mouth and fauces.

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"The sense of taste," says Hayward, "resides in the mucus membrane of the tongue, the lips, the cheeks, and the fauces."

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All the reflexes are normal, except that of the fauces, which is abolished.

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