HyperDic: third_tonsil

English > 1 sense of the expression third tonsil:
NOUNbodythird tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoideaa collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
English > third tonsil: 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, tonsilla pharyngealis, 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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