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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck: Tonsils. | Oct 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Immunity - An atlas of cells in the human tonsil. | Jun 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Overview: Enlarged tonsils and adenoids. | Feb 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ASM Journals - Microbiology Spectrum - Tonsils are major sites of persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in children. | Oct 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Immunology of Tonsils. | Aug 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Get to Know Your Tonsils. | Feb 21, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Tonsils. | Nov 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - What do tonsils do? | Sep 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Tonsils: Definition, anatomy and function. | Jul 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy - The Tonsils (Waldeyers Ring). | May 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Tonsils. | Feb 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck: Tonsils. | Dec 26, 2022 | ||
| Article restructured and “man” changed to “humans.” | Nov 30, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Tonsil. | Mar 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medscape - Tonsil and Adenoid. | Oct 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - What do tonsils do? | Oct 03, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Academy of Otolaryngology � Head and Neck Surgery - Tonsils and Adenoids. | Jun 14, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Right Diagnosis - Tonsil Symptoms. | Mar 31, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Kids' Health for Parents - Tonsils and Tonsillectomies. | Mar 31, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: WebMD - Tonsil. | Mar 31, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Tonsil Cancer. | Mar 31, 2009 | ||
| New illustration added. | Jan 14, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Teens - Tonsils and Tonsillectomies. | May 14, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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