Medical Definition of Tonsilla palatina

1. 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: tonsilla palatina, tonsilla, faucial tonsil, tonsil. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonsilla Palatina

tons
tonsil
tonsil-hockey
tonsil hockey
tonsil tennis
tonsilar
tonsile
tonsilitic
tonsilitis
tonsilitises
tonsilla
tonsilla adenoidea
tonsilla cerebelli
tonsilla intestinalis
tonsilla lingualis
tonsilla palatina (current term)
tonsilla pharyngealis
tonsilla tubaria
tonsillar
tonsillar branch of glossopharyngeal nerve
tonsillar branch of the facial artery
tonsillar calculus
tonsillar crypt
tonsillar fossa
tonsillar fossulae
tonsillar herniation
tonsillar ring
tonsillectomies
tonsillectomy
tonsillith

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