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THIRD TONSIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Example:

enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children

Synonyms:

adenoid; Luschka's tonsil; pharyngeal tonsil; third tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("third tonsil" is a kind of...):

lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system)

Holonyms ("third tonsil" is a part of...):

pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)

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