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One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.
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palatine tonsil — n TONSIL (1a) * * * tonsilla palatina … Medical dictionary
Palatine tonsil — Infobox Anatomy Name = Palatine tonsil Latin = tonsilla palatina GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1138 Caption = Mouth (oral cavity). Caption2 = The Palatine tonsils with the soft palate, uvula, and tongue visible. System = Precursor = pharyngeal… … Wikipedia
palatine tonsil — noun either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx • Syn: ↑tonsil, ↑faucial tonsil, ↑tonsilla • Hypernyms: ↑lymphatic tissue, ↑lymphoid tissue • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tonsil — 1. Intraepithelial collection of lymphocytes forming a lymphoepithelial ring in the pharynx. 2. SYN: palatine t.. [L. tonsilla, a stake, in pl. the tonsils] cerebellar t. SYN: t. of cerebellum. t. of cerebellum [TA] a rounded lobule on the… … Medical dictionary
Palatine uvula — See also: Uvula of cerebellum and Uvula of urinary bladder Uvula Uvula s location in the human mouth Latin uvula palatina … Wikipedia
tonsil — noun /ˈtɒn.səl,ˈtɑn.səl/ a) Either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection; palatine tonsil. b) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including… … Wiktionary
crypts of palatine tonsil — cryptae tonsillares tonsillae palatinae … Medical dictionary
tonsillar crypts of palatine tonsil — cryptae tonsillares tonsillae palatinae … Medical dictionary
tonsil — tonsillar, tonsilar, tonsillary /ton seuh ler ee/, adj. /ton seuhl/, n. Anat. a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat. [1595 1605; < L tonsillae (pl.) the tonsils] * * * Small mass of lymphoid tissue in the wall of the … Universalium
Palatine nerves — Nerve: Palatine nerves The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches. (Anterior palatine at bottom right, middle palatine at bottom center, and posterior palatine at bottom right.) Latin nervi palatini Gray s … Wikipedia
