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U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Palatine Tonsil. 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.
palatine process. A thick process that projects horizontally mediad from the medial aspect of the maxilla. An outgrowth on the ventromedial aspect of the maxillary process that develops into the definite palate.