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Isthmus of the fauces
(gcide) | 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.)
A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are
connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland;
as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.
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Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
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isthmus of the fauces
(gcide) | 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, called
the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
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2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
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3. (Zool.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell
which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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Isthmus of the fauces
(gcide) | 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.)
A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are
connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland;
as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.
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Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
[1913 Webster]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, called
the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
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2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
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3. (Zool.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell
which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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