| Definition of 'palatine tonsil' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tonsil, palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil, tonsilla
either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
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| Definition of 'palatine tonsil' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. palatine tonsil
A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the PHARYNX. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces between the anterior and posterior pillars of the SOFT PALATE.
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