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Faucial

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fau·ces  (fôsz)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
The passage from the back of the mouth to the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the palatine arches.
[Middle English, from Latin faucs.]
faucal (-kl), faucial (-shl) adj.
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On examination with a Jackson laryngoscope, there were no mucosal abnormalities, but a generalized fullness of the left piriform sinus and vallecula was observed, as well as some fullness of the lingual tonsils and faucial pillars.
Herpes simplex virus infection presenting as a piriform sinus mass by Busch, Scott L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
A diagnosis of faucial diphtheria, with a strong possibility of laryngeal diphtheria, was made.
Diphtheria in Eastern Nepal by Upadhyaya, M.P. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The primary tumor is usually identified in the base of the tongue, in the lingual tonsil, or in the faucial tonsil region.
Metastatic cystic squamous cell carcinoma by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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