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Pharyngeal Tonsil
see synonyms of pharyngeal tonsilNoun
1. adenoid, luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
Example Sentences:'hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids''enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Pharyngeal Tonsil
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