The circular lymphoid tissue formed by the lingual, pharyngeal, and facial tonsils. [ MP:0002379 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/cwg ]
Synonyms: pharyngeal lymphatic ring oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue anulus lymphoideus pharyngis Waldeyer's ring Waldeyer's tonsillar ring pharyngeal lymphoid ring
Term information
- NCIT:C73468
- Wikipedia:Waldeyer's_ring
- SCTID:56411004
- FMA:55070
- UMLS:C0459892 (ncithesaurus:Waldeyers_Tonsillar_Ring)
- MA:0000752
uberon_slim, pheno_slim