fauces
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Stimulation of either side of the fauces should elicit an equivalent response.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The second region is the oropharynx, which is continuous with the nasopharynx and is connected to the oral cavity at the fauces.
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If the examiner moves the tongue depressor to contact the lateral wall of the fauces, this should elicit the gag reflex.
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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.
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April 26th, condition about the same as at last record, but he is evidently weaker; the lips are ulcerated and fauces still swollen.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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