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Pharyngeal Tonsil

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
adenoid
plural
Pharyngeal Tonsils
possessive
Pharyngeal Tonsil's
pluralpossessive
Pharyngeal Tonsils'