“pillar of”

The following 4 entries include the term pillar of.

anterior pillar of the fauces

noun

pillar of the fauces

noun

: either of two curved folds on each side that bound the fauces and enclose the tonsil see palatoglossal arch, palatopharyngeal arch

pillar of the fornix

noun

: either of the anterior and posterior diverging extensions of the fornix of the brain see mammillary body

posterior pillar of the fauces

noun

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