"Palatine Tonsil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.623.603.925 A10.549.580 A14.724.603.925 A15.382.520.604.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Palatine Tonsil- Palatine Tonsil
- Palatine Tonsils
- Tonsils, Palatine
- Tonsil, Palatine
- Tonsil
- Tonsils
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