lingual follicles


fol·lic·'u·li lin·gua·'les

collections of lymphoid tissue in the mucosa of the pharyngeal part of the tongue posterior to the terminal sulcus collectively forming the lingual tonsil. Synonym(s): lenticular papillae, lingual follicles

lin·gual fol·li·cles

(ling'gwăl fol'i-kĕlz) Collections of lymphoid tissue in the mucosa of the pharyngeal part of the tongue posterior to the terminal sulcus collectively forming the lingual tonsil.
Synonym(s): folliculi linguales [TA] .