- Waldeyer tonsillar ring
- the circular series of lymphoid tissue formed by the lingual, pharyngeal, and faucial tonsils. Called also Bickel or lymphoid r.
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Waldeyer tonsillar ring
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Waldeyer's ring — Wal·dey·er s ring väl .dī ərz n a ring of lymphatic tissue formed by the two palatine tonsils, the pharyngeal tonsil, the lingual tonsil, and intervening lymphoid tissue Wal·dey·er Hartz väl .dī ər härts Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von (1836 1921) … Medical dictionary
Waldeyer's tonsillar ring — is an anatomical term describing the lymphoid tissue ring located in the pharynx. It was named after the nineteenth century German anatomist Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer Hartz. [WhoNamedIt|synd|2061] The ring consists of (from superior … Wikipedia
waldeyer's tonsillar ring — noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Heinrich von Waldeyer Hartz : a partial ring of tonsillar or adenoid tissue formed by the two palatine tonsils, the pharyngeal tonsil, and the lingual tonsil … Useful english dictionary
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Bickel ring — Waldeyer tonsillar r … Medical dictionary
lymphoid ring — Waldeyer tonsillar r … Medical dictionary
Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz — (October 6, 1836, Hehlen an der Weser, Braunschweig, Germany – January 23, 1921, Berlin) was a German anatomist, famous for consolidating the neuron theory of organization of the nervous system and for naming the chromosome. He is also known… … Wikipedia
total lymphoid irradiation — (TLI) irradiation of all the lymph node–bearing areas of the body, including the spleen, the thymus, and Waldeyer tonsillar ring; used in the treatment of Hodgkin disease and sometimes to induce immunosuppression prior to transplantation … Medical dictionary
Palatine tonsil — Infobox Anatomy Name = Palatine tonsil Latin = tonsilla palatina GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1138 Caption = Mouth (oral cavity). Caption2 = The Palatine tonsils with the soft palate, uvula, and tongue visible. System = Precursor = pharyngeal… … Wikipedia
Mantle zone — Germinal centre Image labeled in German, but Mantel zone visible near center. The mantle zone (or just mantle) of a lymphatic nodule (or lymphatic follicle) is an outer ring of small lymphocytes surrounding a germinal center … Wikipedia
