pharyngeal tonsil

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Noun: pharyngeal tonsil

1. pharyngeal tonsil [ Synonyms: adenoid, luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis]
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";	غدہ نُما ۔ ناک اور گلے کے درمیان زائد ریشہ یا غدود کا نمودار ہونا۔

Derived Words:

adenoid, adenoidal

Generic Words:

lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue

Pharyngeal tonsil is a part of:

pharynx, throat

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