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| Adenoids | |
|---|---|
 Location of the adenoid | |
| Details | |
| System | Lymphatic system |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tonsilla pharyngea |
| MeSH | D000234 |
| TA98 | A05.3.01.006 |
| TA2 | 5186 |
| FMA | 54970 |
| 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Definition of ADENOID". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.