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Defenition of the word pharyngeal tonsil

    • Defenition of the word pharyngeal tonsil

      • a mass of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
      • 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"
      • a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

    Synonyms for the word pharyngeal tonsil

      • adenoid

    Meronymys for the word pharyngeal tonsil

      • pharynx
      • throat

    Hypernyms for the word pharyngeal tonsil

      • lymphatic tissue
      • lymphoid tissue

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