loading...| Preferred Name | palatine tonsil | |
| Synonyms |
tonsilla palatina tonsil faucial tonsil |
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| Definitions |
Tonsils on the left and right sides at the back of the throat. one of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues (MALT), located at the entrance to the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts to protect the body from the entry of exogenous material through mucosal sites[WP]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002373 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MIAA:0000291 VHOG:0001140 EMAPA:35644 BTO:0004714 SCTID:265787001 EFO:0001977 NCIT:C33250 MAT:0000291 MESH:D014066 UMLS:C0040421 Wikipedia:Palatine_tonsil EV:0100393 FMA:9610 MA:0000775 |
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| definition |
Tonsils on the left and right sides at the back of the throat. one of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues (MALT), located at the entrance to the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts to protect the body from the entry of exogenous material through mucosal sites[WP]. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Illu_mouth.jpg |
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| dubious_for_taxon | ||
| has_broad_synonym |
tonsil |
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| has_exact_synonym |
faucial tonsil |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
tonsilla palatina |
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| id |
UBERON:0002373 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
palatine tonsil |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002373 |
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| preferred label |
palatine tonsil |
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| prefLabel |
palatine tonsil |
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| RO_0002175 | ||
| UBPROP_0000011 |
tonsillar fossa develops from dorsal portion of pouch 2. Note that pharyngeal and lingual tonsils do not develop from pharyngeal pouches |
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| subClassOf |