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.