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Meanings of nasopharyngeal tonsil in English
A mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity, in the roof of the nasopharynx, where the nose blends into the throat.
Usage of nasopharyngeal tonsil in English
1
We did not observe any reactivity of CD98 in nasopharyngeal tonsil epithelium and lymphoid cells of either nasopharyngeal or palatine tonsils.
2
Likewise, infected cells were found in lymphoepithelium and not respiratory epithelium of nasopharyngeal tonsils or adenoids.
3
Putative M cells, mainly characterized by apical microvilli or microfolds and a close association with lymphoid cells, seem manifestly present on the nasopharyngeal tonsils.