Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx.
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Examples for "tonsil"
Examples for "tonsil"
1These changes were driven predominantly by base-of-tongue and tonsil cancers in men.
2If in the tonsil or lymphatic gland, it destroys life rapidly.
3Reactive germinal centers of non-neoplastic tonsil and lymph node tissue were also examined.
4T-antigen expression was detected in an SV40 DNA-positive tonsil by immunohistochemistry.
5Methods and materials: Eight patients with significant artifact and tonsil cancer were evaluated.
1The palatine tonsil is the most important element of Waldeyer's ring as a defense mechanism against various microorganisms.
2We describe the case of a 37-year old male who presented with a schwannoma in his right palatine tonsil.
3We here report a rare case of AITL involving palatine tonsil as primary site and give a review of the literature.
4In the palatine tonsil, the infected cells were not found in the stratified squamous epithelium that is adjacent to the pharynx.
5The 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).
Translations for tonsilla