adenoid
Americannoun
adjective
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of or relating to the lymph glands.
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of or relating to the adenoids.
adjective
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of or resembling a gland
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of or relating to lymphoid tissue, as that found in the lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, etc
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of or relating to the adenoids
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of adenoid
From the Greek word adenoeidḗs, dating back to 1830–40. See aden-, -oid
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“Meet the Fockers” star Blythe Danner, the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow, shares details of her years-long battle with adenoid cystic carcinoma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
One is Gabriele Grunewald, a professional middle-distance runner sponsored by Brooks who is being treated for a rare cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma, but continues to compete.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2018
A pharyngeal tonsil, also called an adenoid, is an aggregate of lymphoid reticular tissue similar to a lymph node that lies at the superior portion of the nasopharynx.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Department of Veterans Affairs medical records show Gibson underwent five surgeries for a form of adenoid cancer that left his jaw disfigured and had spread to a lung.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2011
There are still three affections about which we must say a few words—rickets, adenoid vegetations, and scrofula.
From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred
She deserves a treat because she really helped us out last week when our little boy had his tonsils and adenoids out.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023
In children, the culprit is frequently obstructions from the adenoids or tonsils, and the solution can be as simple as an operation.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2021
He had his tonsils and adenoids removed when he was 6, which made his hospital stays less frequent and enabled him to play sports.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2019
If she didn’t improve, her tonsils, adenoids and colon were next in line.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2014
That was in 1924, and taking out a child’s adenoids, and often the tonsils as well, without any anaesthetic was common practice in those days.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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