either of the two small almond-shaped masses of lymph tissue found on either side of the oropharynx [ MP:0002380 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/cwg ]
Term information
- UMLS:C0836921 (ncithesaurus:Tonsil)
- UMLS:C1519548 (ncithesaurus:Tonsillar_Lymphoid_Tissue)
- UMLS:C1519547 (ncithesaurus:Tonsilar_Tissue)
- EV:0100052
- FMA:9609
- BTO:0001387
- MESH:A03.867.603.925
- CALOHA:TS-1053
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVivrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- null:http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=671
- EMAPA:35871
- EFO:0001401
- NCIT:C12802
- VHOG:0001139
- MA:0000143
- GAID:341
- Wikipedia:Tonsil
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
the term 'tonsil' can be ambiguous, sometimes refering specifically to the palatine tonsil, sometimes generically to include the cecal tonsils of avians. This class represents lymphoid tissue that is part of the tonsillar ring, in the mouth/throat region
either of the two small almond-shaped masses of lymph tissue found on either side of the oropharynx
Term relations
- gut-associated lymphoid tissue
- located in some oral cavity
- part of some tonsillar ring
- contributes to morphology of some tonsillar ring