TONSILLA PHARYNGEALIS

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"

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	Synonyms:	adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea

	See Also:	lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue, pharynx, throat