Fauces
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The fauces (a Latin plural word for throat; the singular faux is rarely found), in anatomy, the hinder part of the mouth, which leads into the pharynx.
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It is also an architecture term given by Vitruvius to narrow passages on either side of the tablinum, through which access could be obtained from the atrium to the peristylar court in the rear.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica.
