Waldeyer's ring
nounUK /ˈvaldʌɪəz ˌɹɪŋ/ · US /ˈvældaɪeɹz ˌɹɪŋ/
Etymology Named after the 19th-century German anatomist Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz.
- 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.2012, Jean-Noel Bruneton, Maurice Schneider, Radiology of Lymphomas, page 31:
- The other parts of Waldeyer’s ring are, in fact, very bad at providing a hideout for bacteria.2015, Giulia Enders, translated by David Shaw, Gut, Scribe, published 2016, page 28: