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adenoid - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'adenoid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adenoid [ a.]
- Alt. of Adenoidal

Meaning of 'adenoid' (Princeton's WordNet)

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

Nearby Words:

adeem adelantadillo adelantado adelaster adeling adelocodonic adelopod adelphia adelphous adempt

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