| 单词 | nasopharyngeal tonsil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnasopharyngeal tonsil nasopharyngeal tonsil n. a mass of lymphoid tissue found on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx, which may undergo hypertrophy (esp. in children), giving rise to adenoids. ΚΠ 1922 H. S. Barwell in F. W. Price Textbk. Pract. Med. xiv. 921 The normal naso-pharyngeal tonsil becomes swollen during a coryta and such temporary swelling should not be diagnosed as ‘adenoids’. 1981 A. J. H. Rains & H. D. Ritchie Bailey & Love's Short Pract. Surg. (ed. 18) 688 The ‘nasopharyngeal’ tonsil is present at birth. The most common period for hypertrophy is between the ages of 4 and 14. 2001 Anatomia Histologia Embryologia 30 77/1 Light and electron microscope studies were conducted on the nasopharynx and the nasopharyngeal tonsil of 15 young horses. < as lemmas |
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