tonsil : Idioms & Phrases

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faucial tonsil

  • noun either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
    tonsilla; faucial tonsil; tonsil.
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luschka's tonsil

  • noun a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
    adenoid; pharyngeal tonsil; Luschka's tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis.
    • hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids
    • enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children
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palatine tonsil

  • noun either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
    tonsilla; faucial tonsil; tonsil.
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pharyngeal tonsil

  • noun a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
    adenoid; pharyngeal tonsil; Luschka's tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis.
    • hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids
    • enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children
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third tonsil

  • noun a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
    adenoid; pharyngeal tonsil; Luschka's tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis.
    • hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids
    • enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children
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