05529286-n 'a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)';
 
Chinese (simplified) 咽 扁 桃体 , 腺样 增殖 体 , 腺状肿 , 腺的 , 腺样增殖体 , 咽扁桃体
English pharyngeal tonsil , adenoid ( ⊳ ⊳ ) , Luschka's tonsil , third tonsil , tonsilla pharyngealis , tonsilla adenoidea
Italian adenoidi , vegetazioni adenoidi , adenoide
Japanese アデノイド , 咽頭扁桃
Definitions
Japanese
口蓋垂の後ろの咽喉にあるリンパ組織の塊（鼻咽頭の壁の後部とてっぺん）
― 咽頭扁桃の肥大はアデノイドと呼ばれる; 拡大したアデノイドは、子供たちの呼吸を制限するかもしれない
English
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
Relations
Hypernym: lymphatic_tissue
Holonym–Part: throat
Semantic Field: bodyn
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