a mass of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat behind the uvula: when enlarged it often restricts nasal breathing, esp in young children
Technical name: pharyngeal tonsil
Examples of 'pharyngeal tonsil' in a sentence
pharyngeal tonsil
They were selected based on complaints of nasal obstruction or mouth breathing and suspicion of pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy.
Murilo Fernando Neuppmann Feres, Helder Inocêncio Paulo de Sousa, Sheila Márcia Francisco,Shirley Shizue Nagata Pignatari 2012, 'Reprodutibilidade dos métodos radiográficos para avaliação da adenoide Reliabilityof radiographic parameters in adenoid evaluation', Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942012000400016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, it was found that cephalometry tended to underestimate the size of the pharyngeal tonsil relative to nasopharyngoscopy.
Ritzel, Rodrigo Agne, Berwig, Luana Cristina, Silva, Ana Maria Toniolo da, Corrêa,Eliane Castilhos Rodrigues, Serpa, Eliane Oliveira 2012, 'Correlation between nasopharyngoscopy and cephalometry in the diagnosis of hyperplasiaof the pharyngeal tonsils', International Archives of Otorhinolaryngologyhttp://www.internationalarchivesent.org/additional/acervo_eng.asp?id=853. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)