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Descriptor
English
:
Palatine Tonsil
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tonsila Palatina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tonsila Palatina
Synonyms
English
:
Tonsil, Palatine
Tonsil
Tree Number:
A04.623.603.925
A10.549.800
A14.724.603.925
A15.382.520.604.800
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
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
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
14456
Unique Identifier:
D014066
Occurrence in VHL
:
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