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fauces

/faw-seez/US // ˈfɔ siz //UK // (ˈfɔːsiːz) //

水龙头,水槽,水龙,茅台酒

Related Words

esophagus食道,食管,食疗,食堂larynx喉部,喉头,咽喉部,喉咙gullet口腔,大口,大口喝水,大口吃maw颚部,颚骨,颚,颚部的passage通过,通道,经过,通过率gorge溪谷,狭路相逢,山峡,峡湾pharynx咽部,咽喉,咽喉部,咽trachea气管,支气管,气道,呼吸道windpipe喉管,气管,管子,嗓门thorax胸部,胸腔,肺部,胸部的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fau·ces.

    • : Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
    • : a vestibule of an ancient Roman house.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inthroat
Synonyms
esophagus食道,食管,食疗,食堂larynx喉部,喉头,咽喉部,喉咙gorge溪谷,狭路相逢,山峡,峡湾gullet口腔,大口,大口喝水,大口吃maw颚部,颚骨,颚,颚部的passage通过,通道,经过,通过率pharynx咽部,咽喉,咽喉部,咽thorax胸部,胸腔,肺部,胸部的trachea气管,支气管,气道,呼吸道windpipe喉管,气管,管子,嗓门

Examples

  • The mucous membranes become dry and insensitive, especially those of the fauces.

  • I believe I have more colds, principally seated on the mucous membranes of the lungs, fauces, and cavities of the head.

  • Extremely emaciated; his tongue and fauces covered with apthous crusts, and his appetite gone.

  • Hence the fauces should be freely sprayed with a 5% solution of cocaine.

  • A good gargle for scurvy of the fauces and pharynx, vulgarly called the inward scurvy.

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