palatine

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The palatine tonsils are on the sides of the throat, and there are also lingual tonsils on the back of the tongue.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2017

The book was spectacularly ill timed, although it earned Apian a position as court astronomer to Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and eventually the title of imperial count palatine.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2014

Between these two arches are the palatine tonsils, clusters of lymphoid tissue that protect the pharynx.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The medial floor is primarily formed by the maxilla, with a small contribution from the palatine bone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The shape of the posterior margin of the palatine bones changes from a V-shape to a U-shape.

From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Martin, Edwin P.