pharyngeal tonsil

Noun

1.

pharyngeal tonsil - 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: adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis

adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue, pharynx, third tonsil, throat, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis