Preferred Label : tonsil epithelium;
Uberon definition : The epithelium that forms the surface of the tonsil dips into the underlying connective
tissue in numerous places, forming crypts kown as tonsillar crypts. Stratified squamous
epithelium, that may be heavily infiltrated by lymphocytes. Epithelial cells are present
in the germinal as well as in the periphery of the nodule.;
Uberon related term : tonsil epithelial cell; epithelium of tonsil;
Origin ID : 0013696;
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The epithelium that forms the surface of the tonsil dips into the underlying connective
tissue in numerous places, forming crypts kown as tonsillar crypts. Stratified squamous
epithelium, that may be heavily infiltrated by lymphocytes. Epithelial cells are present
in the germinal as well as in the periphery of the nodule.
