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Luschka's tonsil

Introduction: Luschka's tonsil

Description of Luschka's tonsil

Luschka's tonsil: 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".
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