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Definitions:
Noun
pharyngeal tonsil
adenoid
Luschka's tonsil
third tonsil
tonsilla pharyngealis
tonsilla adenoidea
Definition: 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"
Definition: Synonym of adenoid