tonsillar (redirected from Tonsillar sinus)

tonsillar /ton·sil·lar/ (ton´sĭ-lar) of or pertaining to a tonsil.

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ton·sil·lar (tns-lr) or ton·sil·lar·y (tns-lr)

adj.

Of or relating to a tonsil, especially the palatine tonsil.

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tonsillar

[ton′silər]

Etymology: L, tonsilla

pertaining to the palatine tonsil.

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tonsillar (ton´slr),

adj of or relating to the tonsils.

tonsillar recess,

n depressed region located between the posterior and anterior faucial pillars. This is the location of the paltine tonsils.

tonsillar region,

n area surrounding the tonsils. See also fauces.

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tonsillar

pertaining to or emanating from tonsil (1).

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tonsillar fossa

the recess that houses a tonsil such as that which partly conceals the palatine tonsils of the dog.

tonsillar inflammation

see tonsillitis.

tonsillar sinus

the single opening of a compound follicle of a tonsil, as occurs in the palatine tonsil of cattle.