NALT

Preferred term

tonsils

Topic

A round-to-oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the pharynx. There is one on each side of the oropharynx in the fauces between the anterior and posterior pillars of the soft palate.

palatine tonsils

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

37905

Spanish

amígdalas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9351

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 10/15/15