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Meaning of ADENOID
Pronunciation:
'ad`noyd
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
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
"
[adj]
relating
to
or
resembling
lymphatic
glands
or
lymphoid
tissue
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Synonyms:
Luschka's tonsil
,
pharyngeal tonsil
,
third tonsil
,
tonsilla adenoidea
,
tonsilla pharyngealis
See Also:
lymphatic tissue
,
lymphoid tissue
,
pharynx
,
throat
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Ad
"
e
*
noid
\,
Adenoidal
\
Ad
`
e
*
noid
"
al
\
a
.
Glandlike
;
glandular
.
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