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Disorders of the Oropharynx
A concentration of lymphoid tissue is present at the entrance to the respiratory and digestive tracts called Waldeyer's ring. In the oropharynx this takes the form of the pharyngeal tonsils, the lingual tonsils, and scattered lymphoid follicles of the pharyngeal mucosa. This lymphoid tissue functions as a filtering mechanism to prevent deeper spread of infection which has penetrated the mucosal...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0973-029X
DOI: 10.4103/0973-029x.86720