Anatomy
palatine tonsil
[ pal-uh-tahyn, -tin ton-suhl ]
Subclass of:
Lymphoid Tissue; Oropharyngeal
Definitions related to palatine tonsil:
  • (tonsil, palatine) A tonsil in the mucosa of the glossopalatine arch of the oropharynx.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Tonsil, each instance of which consists of submucosal masses of lymphoid tissue located beteen some palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches on either side of some oropharynx.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Two masses of lymphatic tissue located one on either side of the oropharynx in the oropharyngeal isthmus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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