Assertion: enlarged adenoid | /r/CapableOf | restrict the breathing of children
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text: Context example: enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children Hypernyms ("pharyngeal tonsil" is a kind of...): lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system) Holonyms ("pharyngeal tonsil" is a part of...):
text: 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.
text: "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"