tubal tonsil

tubal tonsil
tubal tonsil,
a mass of lymphoid tissue at the entrance of the Eustachian tube.

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  • Tubal tonsil — Infobox Lymph Name = Tubal tonsil Latin = tonsilla tubaria GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = External and middle ear, opened from the front. Right side. (Tubal tonsil not labeled, but region is visible at bottom right.) Caption2 = DrainsFrom =… …   Wikipedia

  • tonsil of torus tubarius — tubal tonsil tonsilla tubaria …   Medical dictionary

  • Tonsil — For the structure in the cerebellum, see cerebellar tonsil. The tonsils are areas of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat. An infection of the tonsils is called tonsillitis. Most commonly, the term tonsils refers to the palatine tonsils… …   Wikipedia

  • tonsillar crypts of tubal tonsil — cryptae tonsillares tonsillae tubariae …   Medical dictionary

  • tonsil — 1. Intraepithelial collection of lymphocytes forming a lymphoepithelial ring in the pharynx. 2. SYN: palatine t.. [L. tonsilla, a stake, in pl. the tonsils] cerebellar t. SYN: t. of cerebellum. t. of cerebellum [TA] a rounded lobule on the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Palatine tonsil — Infobox Anatomy Name = Palatine tonsil Latin = tonsilla palatina GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1138 Caption = Mouth (oral cavity). Caption2 = The Palatine tonsils with the soft palate, uvula, and tongue visible. System = Precursor = pharyngeal… …   Wikipedia

  • Pharyngeal tonsil — Location of the adenoid Latin tonsilla pharyngea MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • tonsilla — SYN: palatine tonsil. [L. (see tonsil)] t. adenoidea SYN: pharyngeal tonsil. t. cerebelli [TA] SYN: tonsil of cerebellum. t. intestinalis aggregated lymphoid nodules of small intestine, under nodule. t. lingualis [TA] SYN: lingual tonsil. t.… …   Medical dictionary

  • cryptae tonsillares tonsillae tubariae — [TA] tonsillar crypts of tubal tonsil: small invaginations extending into a tubal tonsil …   Medical dictionary

  • tonsilla tubaria — [TA] tubal tonsil: a collection of lymphoid tissue associated with the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube; called also eustachian tonsil, Gerlach tonsil, and tonsil of torus tubarius …   Medical dictionary

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