Editing Adenoid (section)

{{Short description|Type of tonsil}}
{{For|"adenoid" meaning "glandular", "gland-like", or "lymphatic"|glandular|lymphatic}}
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| Name        = Adenoids
| Latin       = tonsilla pharyngea
| Image       = Gray994-adenoid.png
| Caption     = Location of the adenoid
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In [[anatomy]], the '''pharyngeal tonsil''', also known as the '''nasopharyngeal tonsil''' or '''adenoid''', is the [[anatomical terms of location#Superior and inferior|superior]]-most of the [[tonsil]]s. It is a mass of [[Lymphatic tissues|lymphoid tissue]] located behind the [[nasal cavity]], in the roof and the posterior wall of the [[nasopharynx]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/on1202943188 |title=Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice |date=2021 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-7020-7705-0 |editor-last=Standring |editor-first=Susan |edition=42nd |location=Amsterdam |pages=703 |oclc=on1202943188 |editor-last2=Gray |editor-first2=Henry}}</ref> where the [[human nose|nose]] blends into the [[throat]]. In [[child]]ren, it normally forms a soft mound in the roof and back wall of the nasopharynx, just above and behind the [[palatine uvula|uvula]].

The term ''adenoid'' is also used to represent [[adenoid hypertrophy]], the abnormal growth of the pharyngeal tonsils.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adenoid|title=Definition of ADENOID|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-05}}</ref>