How to pronounce pharyngeal tonsil in French?

Toggle Transcript

pharyngeal tonsil::noun | Spocien Dictionary

pharyngeal tonsil

a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

Type	Words
Synonyms	adenoid, luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
Type of	lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue

hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids.