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  1. pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoideanoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea

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