tonsillar fossulae (palatine and pharyngeal)
(redirected from fossulae tonsillarum (palatini et pharyngealis))ton·sil·lar fos·su·lae (palatine and pharyngeal)
[TA]the small pits at the openings of the tonsillar crypts onto the external surface of the tonsil. They occur as palatine and pharyngeal tonsils.
Synonym(s): fossulae tonsillarum (palatini et pharyngealis) [TA]
ton·sil·lar fos·su·lae (pal·a·tine and pha·ryn·ge·al)
(tonsi-lăr fosyū-lē pală-tīn fă-rinjē-ăl) [TA]Small pits at openings of tonsillar crypts onto external surface of tonsil.