Noun: tonsilla adenoidea
- A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
"The child's enlarged tonsilla adenoidea was causing breathing difficulties";
- pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis
Type of: lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue