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palatine tonsil
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  palatine tonsil - either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynxfaucial tonsil, tonsil, tonsillalymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue - tissue making up the lymphatic systemnasopharynx - cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx |
Translations
palatine tonsil
palatine tonsil[′pal·ə‚tīn ′tän·səl] (anatomy) Either of a pair of almond-shaped aggregations of lymphoid tissue embedded between folds of tissue connecting the pharynx and posterior part of the tongue with the soft palate. Also known as faucial tonsil; tonsil. palatine tonsil
pal·a·tine ton·sil [TA] a large oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the oral pharynx on either side between the pillars of the fauces. Synonym(s): tonsilla palatina [TA], faucial tonsil, tonsil (2) , tonsillapal·a·tine ton·sil (pal'ă-tīn ton'sil) [TA] A large, oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the oropharynx on either side between the pillars of the fauces.
Synonym(s): tonsilla palatina [TA] , tonsilla [TA] , faucial tonsil, tonsil (2) . pal·a·tine ton·sil (pal'ă-tīn ton'sil) [TA] Large oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in lateral wall of oral pharynx on either side between the pillars of the fauces.
Synonym(s): tonsil (2) , tonsilla palatina, tonsilla. palatine tonsil
Related to palatine tonsil: pharyngeal tonsil, lingual tonsilSynonyms for palatine tonsilnoun either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynxSynonyms- faucial tonsil
- tonsil
- tonsilla
Related Words- lymphatic tissue
- lymphoid tissue
- nasopharynx
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