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English adjective: adenoid | |||
| 1. | adenoid relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue | ||
English noun: adenoid | |||
| 1. | adenoid (body) a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) | ||
| Samples | Hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids. Enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children. | ||
| Synonyms | Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue | ||
| Part meronym | pharynx, throat | ||
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