THROAT

n. Thro3t. Gr., apvyf. Lat., gula, guttur, jugulum. Fr., gorge. Ger., Schlund, Kehle. 1. The cavity extending from the arch of the palate to the glottis and the superior opening of the oesophagus; also popularly the front of the neck. 2. The gorge or orifice in a gamophyllous corolla or calyx, including any portion between the limb and the proper tube, [a, 35.] Sore 1. See the major list. [s. 620]