Definition of adenoid

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Definition of adenoid

  • a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) (noun)

    Examples

    1. hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids
    2. enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children

    Synonyms

    1. luschka's tonsil
    2. pharyngeal tonsil
    3. third tonsil
    4. tonsilla adenoidea
    5. tonsilla pharyngealis
  • relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue ()

See definition of adenoid in Merriam Webster