Adenoids (redirected from pharyngeal tonsils)

Adenoids

Common name for the pharyngeal tonsils, which are lymph masses in the wall of the air passageway (pharynx) just behind the nose.

Mentioned in: Salivary Gland Tumors, Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

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adenoids (ad´noidz´),

adj See tonsil, pharyngeal.

adenoid facies,

n an older term used to describe patients who exhibit a long, narrow face, short upper lip, oral cavity breathing, and a hyperactive swallowing pattern. Newer term is
long face syndrome.