Surgical removal of a tonsil or tonsils. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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Palatine Tonsil : Recent advances in tonsils and mucosal barriers of the upper airways : proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Tonsils and Mucosal Barriers of the Upper Airways, July 7-9, 2010, Asahikawa, Japan / volume editor, Yasuaki Harabuchi ; co-editors, Tatsuya Hayashi, Akihiro Katada
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
