Tonsilla Pharyngealis (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The doctor suspected that the child's chronic congestion was due to hypertrophy of the tonsilla pharyngealis, commonly known as adenoids.
- Hypertrophy of the tonsilla pharyngealis, or adenoid enlargement, can lead to difficulty breathing and recurring ear infections in children.
- Inflamed or infected tonsilla pharyngealis, also referred to as adenoids, may require surgical removal in severe cases.
- Adenoids, a collection of lymphoid tissue located in the posterior wall of the nasopharynx, can sometimes obstruct breathing and hearing if they become overly enlarged tonsilla pharyngealis.
- Adenoidectomy, or the surgical removal of hypertrophied tonsilla pharyngealis, can help alleviate sleep apnea, chronic congestion, and recurrent ear infections in some patients.