pharyngeal_tonsil.n.01

'pharyngeal_tonsil.n.01'

[pharyngeal_tonsil.n.01] as in: a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

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Examples:
hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids
enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children