HyperDic: tonsilla_pharyngealis

English > 1 sense of the expression tonsilla pharyngealis:
NOUNbodytonsilla pharyngealis, pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoideaa collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
English > tonsilla pharyngealis: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx).
Synonymspharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea
Part ofthroat, pharynxThe passage to the stomach and lungs
Broaderlymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissuetissue making up the lymphatic system
Spanishadenoide, amígdala adenoidea, tonsilla adenoidea
Catalanadenoide, amígdala adenoide, amígdala faríngia, tonsilla adenoidea

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