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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx);
- Example: "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"
- Example: "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
[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]