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THIRD TONSIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does third tonsil mean?
• THIRD TONSIL (noun)
The noun THIRD TONSIL has 1 sense:
1. a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
Familiarity information: THIRD TONSIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
adenoid; Luschka's tonsil; pharyngeal tonsil; third tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis
Context example:
enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children
Hypernyms ("third tonsil" is a kind of...):
lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system)
Holonyms ("third tonsil" is a part of...):
pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)
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