Preferred Name

pharyngeal tonsil
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Definitions

The adenoid, also known as a pharyngeal tonsil or nasopharyngeal tonsil, is a mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity, in the roof of the nasopharynx, where the nose blends into the throat.

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http://purl.jp/bio/11/meo/MEO_0000498

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The adenoid, also known as a pharyngeal tonsil or nasopharyngeal tonsil, is a mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity, in the roof of the nasopharynx, where the nose blends into the throat.

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http://purl.jp/bio/11/meo/

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pharyngeal tonsil

prefixIRI

MEO_0000498

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pharyngeal tonsil

seeAlso

http://sig.uw.edu/fma#Pharyngeal_tonsil

FMA:54970

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http://purl.jp/bio/11/meo/MEO_0000512

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