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adenoid
[ ad-n-oid ]
noun
- Usually adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
adjective
- of or relating to the lymph glands.
- of or relating to the adenoids.
adenoid
/ ˈæɪˌɔɪ /
adjective
- of or resembling a gland
- of or relating to lymphoid tissue, as that found in the lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, etc
- of or relating to the adenoids
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adenoid1
C19: from Greek ԴDZŧ. See adeno- , -oid
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The most common procedures are the insertion of grommets in the ears, removal of tonsils and adenoids, and orthopaedic surgery.
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She deserves a treat because she really helped us out last week when our little boy had his tonsils and adenoids out.
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His voice was slightly nasal, perhaps because he needed to have his tonsils and adenoids removed.
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She looked, and sounded, a bit like Olive Oyl, with reddish hair, freckles, and a bad case of adenoids.
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In children, the culprit is frequently obstructions from the adenoids or tonsils, and the solution can be as simple as an operation.
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