Term Name:	palatine tonsil
Synonyms:	faucial tonsil, Gaumenmandel@de, tonsil, tonsilla palatina
Definition:	tonsils on the left and right sides at the back of the throat. one of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues (MALT), located at the entrance to the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts to protect the body from the entry of exogenous material through mucosal sites[WP].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002373]