Luschka's tonsil

Common synonyms include: adenoid, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis.

noun

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Definitions

Noun

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

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