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Descriptor
English
:
Palatine Tonsil
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tonsila Palatina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tonsila Palatina
Synonyms
English
:
Palatine Tonsils
Tonsil
Tonsil, Palatine
Tonsils
Tonsils, Palatine
Tree Number:
A04.623.603.925
A10.549.580
A14.724.603.925
A15.382.520.604.580
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/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)
See Related
English
:
Tonsillectomy
History Note
English
:
2009 (1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
14456
Unique Identifier:
D014066
Occurrence in VHL
:
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