||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, called the
pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx,
corolla, etc.
3. (Zoöl.) That portion of the
interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the
aperture.