- and
consists of the
adenoid tonsil (or
pharyngeal tonsil), two
tubal tonsils, two
palatine tonsils, and the
lingual tonsils.
These organs play an important...
-
Tonsil stones, also
known as tonsilloliths, are
mineralizations of
debris within the
crevices of the
tonsils. When not mineralized, the
presence of debris...
- The
tubal tonsil, also
known as
Gerlach tonsil, is one of the four main
tonsil groups forming Waldeyer's
tonsillar ring. Each
tubal tonsil is
located posterior...
- In anatomy, the
pharyngeal tonsil, also
known as the
nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoid, is the superior-most of the
tonsils. It is a m**** of lymphatic...
-
Palatine tonsils,
commonly called the
tonsils and
occasionally called the
faucial tonsils, are
tonsils located on the left and
right sides at the back...
- The
cerebellar tonsil (Latin:
tonsilla cerebelli) is a
rounded lobule on the
undersurface of each
cerebellar hemisphere,
continuous medially with the uvula...
- The
lingual tonsils are a
collection of
lymphatic tissue located in the
lamina propria of the root of the tongue. This
lymphatic tissue consists of the...
- "
Tonsil Trouble" is the
first episode in the
twelfth season of the
American animated television series South Park, and the 168th
episode of the series...
-
Carcinoma of the
tonsil is a type of
squamous cell carcinoma. The
tonsil is the most
common site of
squamous cell
carcinoma in the oropharynx. It comprises...
- The
Tonsil Hospital,
which opened in 1921 and
closed in 1946, was a
Manhattan specialized hospital dedicated to just one task: "remove the
tonsils and...
