Noun: Luschka's tonsil
- A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
"hypertrophy of the Luschka's tonsils is called adenoids";
- pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea
Type of: lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue