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isthmus of the fauces
名詞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Fau·ces
n. pl.
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
.
2.
Bot.
The
throat
of
a
calyx
,
corolla
,
etc
.
3.
Zool.
That
portion
of
the
interior
of
a
spiral
shell
which
can
be
seen
by
looking
into
the
aperture
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Isth·mus
n.
;
pl
.
Isthmuses
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
.
Isthmus of the fauces
.
Anat.
See
Fauces
.
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