n pl but sing or pl in constr :  the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue - called also isthmus of the fauces  fau*cial adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fa·cies  fe·ces  physes  phy·sis 
 
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