fauces
41isthmus of the fauces — Fauces Fau ces, n. pl. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; called also the {isthmus of the fauces}. On either side of the passage two membranous folds,… …
42fauces terrae — /fosiyz tehriy/ (Jaws of the land.) Narrow headlands and promontories, inclosing a portion or arm of the sea within them …
43fauces terrae — /fosiyz tehriy/ (Jaws of the land.) Narrow headlands and promontories, inclosing a portion or arm of the sea within them …
44fauces terrae — Headlands inclosing a bay …
45fauces terrae — |fau̇ˌkāˈsteˌrī, |fȯˌsēzˈteˌrē noun plural Etymology: Latin, gulf : headlands or promontories enclosing an arm of the sea that under international law is territorial water and not part of the high seas …
46Isthmus of the fauces — A view of the isthmus of the fauces through the mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Isthmus faucium labeled at center right.) …
47Muscles of soft palate and fauces — Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. Latin musculi palati mollis et faucium Gray s …
48pillar of the fauces — n either of two curved folds on each side that bound the fauces and enclose the tonsil called also arch of the fauces, palatine arch see PALATOGLOSSAL ARCH …
49Isthmus of the fauces — Isthmus Isth mus (?; 277), n.; pl. {Isthmuses}. [L. isthmus, Gr. isqmo s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of ie nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See {Issue}.] (Geog.) …
50Pillars of the fauces — Pillar Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column …