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"
[syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid}, {Luschka's tonsil},
{third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla
adenoidea}]