and consists of the adenoid tonsil (or pharyngeal tonsil), two tubal tonsils, two palatine tonsils, and the lingual tonsils. These organs play an important...
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commonly occur in the palatine tonsils, they may also occur in the adenoids, lingual tonsils and tubal tonsil. Tonsil stones have been recorded weighing...
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one or both tonsils is Chiari malformation. A Type I Chiari malformation is a congenital anomaly of the brain in which the cerebellar tonsils are elongated...
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Adenoid (redirect from Nasopharyngeal tonsils)
In anatomy, the pharyngeal tonsil, also known as the nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoid, is the superior-most of the tonsils. It is a mass of lymphoid tissue...
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response when the lingual tonsils get in contact with invading microorganisms (pathogenic bacteria, viruses or parasites). Lingual tonsils are covered externally...
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Palatine tonsils, commonly called the tonsils and occasionally called the faucial tonsils, are tonsils located on the left and right sides at the back...
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tonsil groups forming Waldeyer's tonsillar ring. This ring also includes the palatine tonsils, the lingual tonsils, and the adenoid. The tubal tonsil...
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in the form of a neck mass mostly in the jugulodigastric region. As the tonsils consist of a rich network of lymphatics, the carcinoma may metastasize...
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Tonsillitis (category Tonsil disorders)
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils in the upper part of the throat. It can be acute or chronic. Acute tonsillitis typically has a rapid onset...
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Coblation tonsillectomy (section Swollen tonsils)
enlarged tonsils are breathing difficulties and the ability to swallow, thus the removal of tonsils is required. After having frequent tonsil infections...
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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...
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Tonsillectomy (category Tonsil)
Tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure in which both palatine tonsils are fully removed from the back of the throat. The procedure is mainly performed...
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Tonsillar crypts (redirect from Tonsil crypt)
"Tonsils". Ken Hub. Retrieved 2023-01-17. Fagö-Olsen H, Dines LM, Sørensen CH, Jensen A (12 February 2019). "The Adenoids but Not the Palatine Tonsils...
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lies above the oral cavity. The adenoids, also known as the pharyngeal tonsils, are lymphoid tissue structures located in the posterior wall of the nasopharynx...
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cerebellum, characterized by a downward displacement of one or both cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum (the opening at the base of the skull). CMs...
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contains various blood vessels, pharyngeal muscles, the nasopharyngeal tonsil, the tonsils, the palatine uvula, the trachea, the esophagus, and the vocal cords...
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Waldeyer's tonsillar ring (redirect from Tonsil ring)
opens into the nasopharynx 2 palatine tonsils (commonly called "the tonsils") located in the oropharynx lingual tonsils, a collection of lymphatic tissue...
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Oropharyngeal cancer (redirect from Tonsil cancer)
part of the throat (oropharynx) that includes the base of the tongue, the tonsils, the soft palate, and the walls of the pharynx. The two types of oropharyngeal...
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Adenoid hypertrophy (redirect from Pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy)
Laura (2021). "Anatomy and physiology of the palatine tonsils, adenoids, and lingual tonsils". World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery...
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French kiss (redirect from Tonsil hockey)
A French kiss, also known as cataglottism or a tongue kiss, is an amorous kiss in which the participants' tongues extend to touch each other's lips or...
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to contribute to velopharyngeal inadequacy, except in cases where the tonsils have also been removed. In Latin, ūvula means "little grape", the diminutive...
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Brown (born 16 September 1978) also known by her rap stage name as "Ms No Tonsils" is an American rapper, DJ , and former pornographic film actress. Coco...
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"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...
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often appear on the tonsillar pillars (adjacent to the tonsils), but also on the soft palate, tonsils, uvula, or tongue. A small number of lesions (usually...
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Mouth assessment (section Tonsils (if present))
include bright-red, enlarged tonsils or white or yellow tonsillar exudate. Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils. Patients with Down syndrome...
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group A streptococcus. Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, red tonsils, and enlarged lymph nodes in the front of the neck. A headache and nausea...
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The "tonsil riots" of 1906 (also known as the tonsillectomy riots) were public health panics that took place on June 27, 1906, in New York City, concentrated...
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some types of tonsils also have crypts. Because these crypts allow external access to the deep portions of the tonsils, these tonsils are more vulnerable...
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blood cells rather than lymph. The tonsils are sometimes erroneously referred to as lymph nodes. Although the tonsils and lymph nodes do share certain characteristics...
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Bad breath (section Tonsils)
of halitosis cases that are caused by conditions of the tonsils. Some claim that the tonsils are the most significant cause of halitosis after the mouth...
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