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THIRD TONSIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
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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