<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 54970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The adenoid, also known as a pharyngeal tonsil or nasopharyngeal tonsil, is the superior-most of the tonsils . It is a mass of lymphatic tissue located behind the nasal cavity, in the roof of the nasopharynx, where the nose blends into the throat . In children, it normally forms a soft mound in the roof and back wall of the nasopharynx, just above and behind the uvula . </P> <P> The term adenoid is also used to represent adenoid hypertrophy . </P>

The lymphoid tissue located in the nasopharynx behind the nose is called the