oral cavity

Noun
  1. The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge (synset 105309998)
    "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
    is a type of: rima - a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts
    subtypes: cakehole, gob, hole, maw, trap, yap - informal terms for the mouth
    has:
    • dentition, teeth - the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
    • clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
    • buccal cavity - the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks
    • gingiva, gum - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
    • palate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
    • salivary gland - any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
    is a part of: mouth - the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
    same as: mouth, oral fissure, rima oris

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