pharyngeal tonsil
NOUN
17 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pharyngeal tonsil is a valid 17-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3H4A1R1Y4N1G2E1A1L1T1O1N1S1I1L1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING
What does pharyngeal tonsil mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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”
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