Adenoid

Meaning

Adj

●

In Medicine:

Of or

to

or

tissue.

●

In Medicine:

Of or

to the adenoids.

●

In Medicine:

Relating to,

with, or associated with

adenoids.

Noun

●

In Medical signs and symptoms:

an

of

at the back of the

, often

the

and

and

and

children.

●

In Anatomy:

Such a

when not

,

by

and

in the

and

of the

at the back of the

behind the uvula.

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Origin

adenoid

English

ἀδενοειδής

Modern Greek (1453-)

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Synonyms

Nasopharyngeal Tonsil

Pharyngeal Tonsil

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