Medical Definition of Fossa supratonsillaris

1. The interval between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches above the tonsil, most obvious after the tonsil has regressed in the adult. Synonym: fossa supratonsillaris, supratonsillar recess, Tourtual's sinus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossa Supratonsillaris

fossa provesicalis
fossa pterygoidea
fossa pterygopalatina
fossa radialis humeri
fossa retromandibularis
fossa rhomboidea
fossa sacci lacrimalis
fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis
fossa scarpae major
fossa subarcuata
fossa submandibularis
fossa subscapularis
fossa supraclavicularis major
fossa supraclavicularis minor
fossa supraspinata
fossa supratonsillaris (current term)
fossa temporalis
fossa tonsillaris
fossa triangularis
fossa trochanterica
fossa trochlearis
fossa venae cavae
fossa venae umbilicalis
fossa venosa
fossa vesicae biliaris
fossae
fossane

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