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MeSH Heading: Palatine Tonsil
Tree Number(s): A04.623.603.925; A10.549.580; A14.724.603.925; A15.382.520.604.580
Unique ID: D014066
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014066
Annotation: /surg is probably TONSILLECTOMY; inflammation = TONSILLITIS; lingual tonsils = PALATINE TONSIL (IM) + TONGUE (NIM); PHARYNGEAL TONSIL see ADENOIDS is also available; enlarged tonsils = PALATINE TONSIL / pathol (IM) + HYPERPLASIA (NIM)
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Tonsil; Tonsil, Palatine
NLM Classification #: WV 430
See Also: Tonsillectomy
Public MeSH Note: 2009; use TONSIL 1963-2008
History Note: 2009 (1963)
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Palatine Tonsil MeSH Descriptor Data 2025