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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014066
altLabel
Tonsil
Tonsils, Palatine
Palatine Tonsils
Tonsil, Palatine
Tonsils
AN
/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)
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU UL VI
cui
C0040421
DC
1
definition
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.
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