| tonsillar fossa | The depression between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches occupied by the palatine tonsil. Synonym: fossa tonsillaris, amygdaloid fossa, sinus tonsillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tonsillar fossulae | The small pits at the openings of the tonsillar crypts onto the medial surface of the tonsil. Synonym: fossulae tonsillares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillar herniation | Herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillar ring | The broken ring of lymphoid tissue, formed of the lingual, faucial, and pharyngeal tonsils. Synonym: Bickel's ring, tonsillar ring, Waldeyer's throat ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillectomy | <procedure, surgery> The surgical removal of the tonsils. Indications include airway obstruction or recurrent tonsillitis. Complete recovery is in two weeks. Adults have a significantly longer period of recovery and a much higher complication rate than children. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tonsillith | A calcareous concretion in a distended tonsillar crypt. Synonym: tonsillar calculus, tonsillith. Origin: tonsillo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Origin: L. Tonsilla = tonsil (18 Nov 1997) |
| tonsillo- | Tonsil. Origin: L. Tonsilla (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillolingual sulcus | The space between the palatine tonsil and the tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillolith | A calcareous concretion in a distended tonsillar crypt. Synonym: tonsillar calculus, tonsillith. Origin: tonsillo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillopathy | Disease of the tonsil. Origin: tonsillo-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillotome | An instrument, sometimes modelled after a guillotine, for use in cutting away a portion or all of a hypertrophied tonsil. Origin: tonsillo-+ G. Tomos, cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsillotomy | The cutting away of a portion or all of a hypertrophied faucial tonsil. Origin: tonsillo-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| tonsilotome | <surgery> An instrument for removing the tonsils. Origin: Tonsil + Gr. To cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tonsilotomy | <surgery> The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion thereof. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |