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Detailed Synonyms for palatine tonsil in English
palatine tonsil:
palatine tonsil [the ~] noun
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the palatine tonsil
– either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx 1the tonsil; the palatine tonsil; the tonsilla; the faucial tonsil– either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx 1