Medical Dictionary

pillar of the fauces

noun

Medical Definition of PILLAR OF THE FAUCES

:  either of two curved folds on each side that bound the fauces and enclose the tonsil—called also arch of the fauces, palatine arch; see palatoglossal arch, palatopharyngeal arch
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