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