tonsillar crypt


ton·sil·lar crypt

[TA] one of a variable number of deep recesses that extend into the lingual, palatine, pharyngeal, and tubal tonsils from the free surface where they open at the tonsillar fossa. Synonym(s): crypta tonsillaris [TA]

ton·sil·lar crypt

(ton'si-lăr kript) [TA] One of the variable number of deep recesses that extend into the palatine and pharyngeal tonsils from the free surface where they open at the tonsillar fossa.

ton·sil·lar crypt

(ton'si-lăr kript) [TA] One of a variable number of deep recesses that extend into lingual, palatine, pharyngeal, and tubal tonsils from the free surface.