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Third Tonsil

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

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adenoid
plural
Third Tonsils
possessive
Third Tonsil's
pluralpossessive
Third Tonsils'

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

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