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U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Palatine Tonsil. 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.
Meaning: Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx. Classified under: Nouns denoting body parts. Synonyms: faucial tonsil; palatine tonsil; tonsil; tonsilla. Hypernyms (palatine tonsil is a kind of...): lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system) Holonyms (palatine tonsil is a part of...):