eustachian tonsil

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• eustachian tonsil — eu·sta·chian tonsil yu̇ .stā sh(ē )ən also .stā kē ən n, often cap E a mass of lymphoid tissue at the pharyngeal opening of the eustachian tube Eu·sta·chio āu̇ stäk yō Bartolomeo (ca 1520 1574) Italian anatomist. Eustachio served as a professor… …   Medical dictionary

• eustachian tonsil — noun Usage: often capitalized E : a mass of lymphoid tissue at the pharyngeal opening of the eustachian tube …   Useful english dictionary

• tonsil — 1. Intraepithelial collection of lymphocytes forming a lymphoepithelial ring in the pharynx. 2. SYN: palatine t.. [L. tonsilla, a stake, in pl. the tonsils] cerebellar t. SYN: t. of cerebellum. t. of cerebellum [TA] a rounded lobule on the… …   Medical dictionary

• pharyngeal tonsil — noun a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• pharyngeal tonsil — n a mass of lymphoid tissue at the back of the pharynx between the eustachian tubes that is usu. best developed in young children, is commonly atrophied in the adult, and is markedly subject to hypertrophy and adenoid formation esp. in children… …   Medical dictionary

• tubal tonsil — tubal tonsil, a mass of lymphoid tissue at the entrance of the Eustachian tube …   Useful english dictionary

• Eustachio — Bartolommeo E., Italian anatomist, 1524–1574. See eustachian catheter, eustachian cushion, eustachian tonsil, tuba eustachiana, eustachian tube, eustachian tuber, eustachian valve …   Medical dictionary

• tonsilla tubaria — [TA] tubal tonsil: a collection of lymphoid tissue associated with the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube; called also eustachian tonsil, Gerlach tonsil, and tonsil of torus tubarius …   Medical dictionary

• Human pharynx — pharynx Head and neck. Pharynx …   Wikipedia

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