Palatine tonsil

What is Palatine tonsil?

A large oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the oral pharynx on either side between the pillars of the fauces.

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Hey doc OK it's been a year today that I have had this going on I have a lump or wall of tissue behind my arch and base of tongue. I have a...

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Brief Answer:
You are having enlarge lingual tonsil .

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Thanks for the query.

I have read your query and understand your...

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My step son presses on his tonsils and white semi hard balls come out, he just came to us for the summer what is this?

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Hello,

Thanks for posting your query.

From the symptoms it can be due to simple food debris getting caught in the tonsil crypts or tonsilloliths...

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i have tonsilities since my childhood days... i am 25yrs now.... i do get mild and severe tonsils attack most often..... suggest me the best...

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Hi,

Thank you for your query.

1. If you have had more than 5 to 6 attacks of tonsillitis over the last 2 to 3 years, you may go ahead with an...

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