Warthin's tumor
Warthin's Tumor
Warthin's tumor (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Warthin's tumor
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polski), also known as Warthin tumor, adenolymphoma, or papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum, is a benign neoplasm that primarily affects the parotid gland.
Etymology
The tumor is named after Aldred Scott Warthin, an American pathologist who first described it in 1929. The term "adenolymphoma" derives from the Greek words aden (gland), lymph (water), and oma (tumor), referring to the tumor's glandular and lymphoid components.
Description
Warthin's tumor is the second most common type of salivary gland tumor, typically occurring in the parotid gland. It is characterized by a double-layered arrangement of columnar epithelial cells surrounding lymphoid stroma. The tumor is usually painless and slow-growing, often presenting as a firm, mobile mass in the upper neck.
Related Terms
- Neoplasm: An abnormal growth of tissue, which can be benign or malignant.
- Parotid gland: The largest of the salivary glands, located in front of the ear and responsible for producing saliva.
- Epithelial cells: Cells that line the surfaces of organs and structures throughout the body.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Warthin's tumor
- Wikipedia's article - Warthin's tumor
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski