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faucial tonsil

[′fȯ·shəl ′tän·səl]
(anatomy)
palatine tonsil
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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