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Meanings of pharyngeal tonsil in English
Portuguese
adenoide Catalan
amígdala adenoide A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
Synonyms
Examples for "adenoid"
Examples for "adenoid"
1
Sometimes it happens that the adenoid tissues become affected before the tonsils.
2
Repeated attacks are said to contribute to the production of adenoid growths.
3
The prolonged mouth-breathing imparts to adenoid patients a characteristic look in the face.
4
Preoperative irradiation for adenoid cystic carcinoma increased the cases for operation.
5
A rare case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external ear is reported.
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.
Usage of pharyngeal tonsil in English
1
Dirt has been defined as "matter out of place," and the pharyngeal tonsil is an excellent illustration.
2
The mean epithelial surface area of the paired palatine tonsil was 7.14 cm(2) and that of the pharyngeal tonsil was 23.5 cm(2).
3
Therefore, a stereological assessment of the surface area of the palatine and pharyngeal tonsils of five sheep was performed.
4
( Pharyngeal Tonsil, Lursehkas Tonsil, Adenoid Vegetation, Post- nasal Growth.