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tonsillar fossa
- Term ID
- UBERON:0035228
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- Definition
- Between the plica triangularis and the surface of the palatine tonsils is a space known as the tonsillar fossa (or tonsillar sinus); in many cases, however, this sinus is obliterated by its walls becoming adherent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillar_fossa
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- NCIT:C12235
- Tonsillar:fossa
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0229881
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362596009
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