Adenoid

Adenoids
Location of the adenoid
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Identifiers
Latintonsilla pharyngea
MeSHD000234
TA98A05.3.01.006
TA25186
FMA54970
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the pharyngeal tonsil, also known as the nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoid, is the superior-most of the tonsils. It is a mass of lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity, in the roof and the posterior wall of the nasopharynx,[1] where the nose blends into the throat. In children, it normally forms a soft mound in the roof and back wall of the nasopharynx, just above and behind the uvula.

The term adenoid is also used to represent adenoid hypertrophy, the abnormal growth of the pharyngeal tonsils.[2]

  1. ^ Standring, Susan; Gray, Henry, eds. (2021). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (42nd ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-7020-7705-0. OCLC 1202943188.
  2. ^ "Definition of ADENOID". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.