[faw-seez] 
| 1. | Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx. |
| 2. | a vestibule of an ancient Roman house. |
[faw-shuhl] , adjective | fau·ces (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. |
fauces fau·ces (fô'sēz')
pl.n.
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.
