Waldeyer's ring

English

Alternative forms
  • Waldeyer's tonsillar ring

Etymology

Named after the 19th-century German anatomist Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvaldʌɪəz ˌɹɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈvældaɪeɹz ˌɹɪŋ/

Noun

Waldeyer's ring (plural Waldeyer's rings)

  1. (anatomy) The ring of lymphoid tissue in the pharynx.
    • 2012, Jean-Noel Bruneton, Maurice Schneider, Radiology of Lymphomas, page 31:
      Lymphomas of the face and neck encompass lymphomatous processes affecting Waldeyer's ring, the facial structures, the thyroid gland, the salivary glands, cervical lymph nodes, the larynx, and the ear.
    • 2015, Giulia Enders, translated by David Shaw, Gut, Scribe, published 2016, page 28:
      The other parts of Waldeyer’s ring are, in fact, very bad at providing a hideout for bacteria.
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