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Plica semilunaris of the fauces

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Plica semilunaris of the fauces
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Latinplica semilunaris faucium
TA98A05.2.01.008
TA22850
FMA55049
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The plica semilunaris is the thin upper part of the fold of mucous membrane in the supratonsillar fossa that reaches across between the two arches. A separate fold is called the plica triangularis which runs inferoposteriorly from the posterior surface of the palatoglossal arch to cover the inferior portion of the tonsil.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1138 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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