pharyngeal bursa — noun : a crypt in the pharyngeal tonsil thought to represent the communication that exists during fetal life between the pharynx and the hypophysis … Useful english dictionary
Bursa — A bursa is a closed fluid filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as "bursitis." Most commonly this is not an… … Medical dictionary
middle pharyngeal recess — bursa pharyngealis … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Human pharynx — pharynx Head and neck. Pharynx … Wikipedia
Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… … Medical dictionary
Nasopharynx — Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope. Latin … Wikipedia
Tornwaldt (Thornwaldt) bursitis — chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal bursa, with formation of a pus containing cyst, and nasopharyngeal stenosis; called also pharyngeal b. and Tornwaldt disease … Medical dictionary
Abscess — A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: {{}}A skin abscess is better known as a common boil; A peritonsillar abscess is a persistent collection of pus behind the tonsils; and A perianal… … Medical dictionary
foramen of Luschka — foramen of Lusch·ka lu̇sh kə n either of two openings each of which is situated on one side of the fourth ventricle of the brain and communicates with the subarachnoid space Luschka Hubert von (1820 1875) German anatomist. Luschka was the author… … Medical dictionary
