adenoid
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Definition of adenoid
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable, relational)Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
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adj
- (not-comparable, relational)Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
- (not-comparable, relational)Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
- (not-comparable, relational)Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.
noun
- an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
- (plural-normally)Such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula.
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Etymology
Late 19th century borrowing from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”); equivalent to aden- + -oid. The noun is derived from ellipsis of tumeur adénoïde (“glandular tumor”).
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