PHARYNGEAL TONSIL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
   Synonym(s)
   • adenoid (what does adenoid mean?)
   • Luschka’s tonsil (what does Luschka’s tonsil mean?)
   • third tonsil (what does third tonsil mean?)
   • tonsilla adenoidea (what does tonsilla adenoidea mean?)
   • tonsilla pharyngealis (what does tonsilla pharyngealis mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids
   • enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children
   Hypernyms(s) pharyngeal tonsil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lymphatic tissue (what does lymphatic tissue mean?)
   • lymphoid tissue (what does lymphoid tissue mean?)