'Isthmus of the fauces' definitions:
Definition of 'Isthmus of the fauces'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'isthmus of the fauces'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. [1913 Webster]