- pillar of the fauces
- pillar of the fauces n 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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pillar of the fauces — one of the lateral bounding folds of the fauces … Useful english dictionary
anterior pillar of the fauces — n PALATOGLOSSAL ARCH … Medical dictionary
posterior pillar of the fauces — n PALATOPHARYNGEAL ARCH … Medical dictionary
arch of the fauces — pillar of the fauces … Useful english dictionary
arch of the fauces — n PILLAR OF THE FAUCES … Medical dictionary
Pillars of the fauces — Pillar Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pillar — A structure or part having a resemblance to a column or p.. [L. pila] anterior p. of fauces palatoglossal arch. anterior p. of fornix SYN: column of fornix. Corti pillars SYN: p. cells, under c … Medical dictionary
Pillar — Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pillar saint — Pillar Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pillar — n. (in anatomy) an elongated apparently supportive structure. For example, the pillars of the fauces are folds of mucous membrane on either side of the opening from the mouth to the pharynx … The new mediacal dictionary
