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TONSIL, PALATINE
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Descriptor
English
:
Tonsil
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tonsila Palatina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tonsila Palatina
Synonyms
English
:
Palatine Tonsil
Tonsil, Palatine
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
situated on each side of the fauces, between the anterior and posterior pillars of the soft
palate
(PALATE, SOFT).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/surg: probably
TONSILLECTOMY
;
inflammation
=
TONSILLITIS
(note -LL-); lingual tonsils =
TONSIL
(IM) +
TONGUE
(NIM); pharyngeal
tonsil
=
ADENOIDS
; enlarged tonsils =
TONSIL
/pathol (IM) +
HYPERPLASIA
(NIM)
See Related
English
:
Tonsillectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
14456
Unique Identifier:
D014066
Occurrence in VHL
:
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