Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
tonsil
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either of the two small almond-shaped masses of lymph tissue found on either side of the oropharynx [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/cwg ]
Term info
Label
tonsil
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
curator notes
the term 'tonsil' can be ambiguous, sometimes refering specifically to the palatine tonsil, sometimes generically to include the cecal tonsils of avians. This class represents lymphoid tissue that is part of the tonsillar ring, in the mouth/throat region
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
Mandel
id
UBERON:0002372