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Hemic and Immune Systems > Immune System > Lymphatic System > Lymphoid Tissue > Palatine Tonsil
Tissues > Lymphoid Tissue > Palatine Tonsil
Stomatognathic System > Pharynx > Oropharynx > Palatine Tonsil
Respiratory System > Pharynx > Oropharynx > Palatine Tonsil
Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Pharynx > Oropharynx > Palatine Tonsil

Preferred term

Palatine Tonsil  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Tonsil
  • Tonsil, Palatine
  • Tonsils

Note

  • /surg is probably TONSILLECTOMY; inflammation = TONSILLITIS; lingual tonsils = PALATINE TONSIL (IM) + TONGUE (NIM); PHARYNGEAL TONSIL see ADENOIDS is also available; enlarged tonsils = PALATINE TONSIL / pathol (IM) + HYPERPLASIA (NIM)

Scope note

  • A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the PHARYNX. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces between the anterior and posterior pillars of the SOFT PALATE.

History note

  • 2009 (1963)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014066

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