Luschka's tonsil

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of adenoid.
  2. 2
    a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) wordnet

Etymology

Named after German anatomist Hubert von Luschka (1820–1875).

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