fauces
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The main open area of the mouth, or oral cavity proper, runs from the gums and teeth to the fauces.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Toward the front, the palatoglossal arch lies next to the base of the tongue; behind it, the palatopharyngeal arch forms the superior and lateral margins of the fauces.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The second region is the oropharynx, which is continuous with the nasopharynx and is connected to the oral cavity at the fauces.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Tres habuit fauces, et terno Cerberus ore Latratus intra Tartara nigra dabat.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.