Pharyngeal tonsil
Tonsilla pharyngea
- Latin synonym: Tonsilla pharyngealis
- Eponym: Tonsil of Luschka
Definition
The pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid; nasopharyngeal tonsil) is a mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity, in the roof of the nasopharynx.
in children, it forms a soft mound in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx, just above and behind the uvula.
References
This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org
