English noun: faucial tonsil | |||
| 1. | faucial tonsil (body) either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx | ||
| Synonyms | palatine tonsil, tonsil, tonsilla | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue | ||
| Part meronym | nasopharynx | ||