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Luschka's tonsil
     n : 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" [syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}, {adenoid},
          {third tonsil}, {tonsilla pharyngealis}, {tonsilla
         adenoidea}]