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Adenoides

Las adenoides son masas de tejido que se ubican en la parte superior de la pared posterior de la faringe. Están compuestas de tejido linfático que atrapa y destruye las agentes patógenos del aire que ingresa en la nasofaringe.

Revision

Last reviewed 12/1/2011 by Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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