tonsillar ring


pharyngeal lymphatic ring

[TA] the broken ring of lymphoid tissue, formed of the lingual, faucial, and pharyngeal tonsils. Synonym(s): anulus lymphoideus pharyngis [TA], Bickel ring, tonsillar ring, Waldeyer throat ring

tonsillar ring

The almost complete ring of tonsillar tissue encircling the pharynx. It includes the palatine, lingual, and pharyngeal tonsils. See also: ring

pha·ryn·ge·al lym·phat·ic ring

(făr-injē-ăl lim-fatik ring) [TA] Broken ring of lymphoid tissue, formed of the lingual, faucial, and pharyngeal tonsils.
Synonym(s): tonsillar ring.