rachenmandel (tonsilla pharyngealis)

German - English

Definition of rachenmandel (tonsilla pharyngealis) in German English dictionary

pharyngeal tonsil

An adenoid

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