Sentence examples for palatine tonsil from inspiring English sources
noun
One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.
To assess palatine tonsil size relative to degree of obesity in children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
Among tonsil-related cancers (palatine tonsil and base of tongue) viral DNA was detected in 43% of cases (nine out of 21).
We here report a rare case of AITL involving palatine tonsil as primary site and give a review of the literature.
To investigate the correlation of subjective tonsil size with real palatine tonsil size and to compare the differences of each parameter according to subjective tonsil size and between children and adults.
With our procedure, the base of the pharyngeal flap is located at the level of the lower edge of the palatine tonsil, with the width of the flap designed to be 15 mm.
Excluded from the study were teleradiographs lacking distinctness of structures in the image, previous history of palatine tonsil and/or pharyngeal tonsil surgeries, orthodontic treatment and/or orthognathic surgeries, volunteers submitted to extractions, or those with dental agenesis.
Palatine tonsils play important roles in innate immune system.
With laryngoscopy, there was a marked outgrowth of the bilateral palatine tonsils proximal to the vocal cord.
In man the term is used to designate any of three sets of tonsils, most commonly the palatine tonsils.
The RT-PCR assays were applied to quantify levels of cytokine gene expression in human palatine tonsils at excision and during 4 days of histoculture.
The function of the palatine tonsils is thought to be associated with preventing infection in the respiratory and digestive tracts by producing antibodies that help kill infective agents.
