Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tonsilla_pharyngealis

1 sense of tonsilla pharyngealis

Sense 1
pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea -- (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")
       => lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue -- (tissue making up the lymphatic system)