Preferred Name |
tonsil |
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Synonyms |
Mandel |
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Definitions |
Either of the two small almond-shaped masses of lymph tissue found on either side of the oropharynx. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002372 |
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contributes to morphology of | ||
curator note |
the term 'tonsil' can be ambiguous, sometimes refering specifically to the palatine tonsil, sometimes generically to include the cecal tonsils of avians. This class represents lymphoid tissue that is part of the tonsillar ring, in the mouth/throat region |
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database_cross_reference |
EFO:0001401 CALOHA:TS-1053 EMAPA:35871 UMLS:C0836921 NCIT:C12802 UMLS:C1519547 UMLS:C1519548 neuronames:671 BTO:0001387 Wikipedia:Tonsil MESH:D014066 VHOG:0001139 EV:0100052 FMA:9609 GAID:341 MA:0000143 |
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definition |
Either of the two small almond-shaped masses of lymph tissue found on either side of the oropharynx. |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
Mandel |
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id |
UBERON:0002372 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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label |
tonsil |
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located in | ||
notation |
UBERON:0002372 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
tonsil |
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disjointWith | ||
subClassOf |