1.
[syn: pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, Adenoidal \Ad`e*noid"al\a.
Glandlike; glandular.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, n.
1. (Med.) Lymphoid tissue in the roof of the nasopharynx; --
often in the pl. --Stedman 25.
[AS]
2. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of adenoid[1]
tissue; -- usually in pl. --AS
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Adenoid \ Ad"e*noid\, adj.
1. (Med.) Of or relating to a gland.
[AS]
2. (Med.) Pertaining to adenoids[2]. --Merriam Webster
Medical Dictionary.
[AS] Adenoid
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adenoid
adj 1: relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid
tissue
n 1: 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"
[syn: pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil,
third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla
adenoidea]