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What are
tonsils and adenoids?
The
tonsils are two clumps of tissue, on either side of the
throat, embedded in a pocket at the side of the palate (roof
of the mouth). The lower edge of each tonsil is beside the
tongue...way in the back of the throat. The adenoids are a
single clump of tissue in the back of the nose (nasopharynx).
They are located (in the adult) on the back wall of the throat
(pharynx)...about one inch above the uvula (the little
teardrop shaped piece of tissue that hangs down in the middle
of the soft palate).
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