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