fauces
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A palatine tonsil is one of a pair of structures located laterally in the oropharynx in the area of the fauces.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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
Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This is followed by inspection, with the aid of a tongue depressor, of the back of the mouth, or the opening of the oral cavity into the pharynx known as the fauces.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Moreover, in localities where diphtheria occurs, if this malady complicate scarlet fever, it is apt to affect the nostrils at the same time that the fauces are invaded.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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