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FAUCIAL TONSIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does faucial tonsil mean?
• FAUCIAL TONSIL (noun)
The noun FAUCIAL TONSIL has 1 sense:
1. either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
Familiarity information: FAUCIAL TONSIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("faucial tonsil" is a kind of...):
lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system)
Holonyms ("faucial tonsil" is a part of...):
nasopharynx (cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx)
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