Tags: Anatomical Structure.

The adenoid also known as a pharyngeal tonsil or nasopharyngeal tonsil is a mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity in the roof of the nasopharynx where the nose blends into the throat. Normally in children it forms a soft mound in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx just above and behind the uvula.

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