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

database cross reference
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

id

UBERON:0002372