National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Tonsillar Fossa

Synonyms

Tonsillar fossa

Tonsillar Fossa

Definitions

A triangular shaped space that lies on each side of the oropharynx and houses the palatine tonsils.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12235

code

C12235

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

GDC

DEFINITION

A triangular shaped space that lies on each side of the oropharynx and houses the palatine tonsils.

Display_Name

Tonsillar Fossa

FULL_SYN

Tonsillar fossa

Tonsillar Fossa

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156421

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177570

label

Tonsillar Fossa

Legacy Concept Name

Tonsillar_Fossa

Maps_To

Tonsillar fossa

Preferred_Name

Tonsillar Fossa

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12235

Semantic_Type

Body Location or Region

UMLS_CUI

C0229881

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C38632

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34007

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