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English Dictionary: third tonsil by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
third tonsil
n
  1. a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
    Synonym(s): pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea
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