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palatine tonsil

tonsils located on the left and right sides at the back of the throat
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palatine tonsil

Summary

palatine tonsil is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It draws 464 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #220 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • palatine tonsil's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • palatine tonsil is a type of tonsil[4].
  • palatine tonsil is a type of particular anatomical entity[5].
  • palatine tonsil's Commons category is recorded as Tonsils[6].
  • palatine tonsil's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[7].
  • palatine tonsil's different from is recorded as tonsil[8].
  • palatine tonsil's arterial supply is recorded as tonsillar branch of the facial artery[9].

Why It Matters

palatine tonsil draws 464 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #220 of 1,372).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arterial supply → tonsillar branch of the facial artery
    Instance of → —
    Different from → tonsil
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6043, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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