adenoid

Etymology
Late 19th century borrowing from, from , from , from ; equivalent to. The noun is derived from.

Adjective

 * 1) Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
 * 2) Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
 * 3) Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.
 * 1) Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
 * 2) Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.
 * 1) Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.

Noun

 * 1)  an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
 * 2)   Such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: аденои́д
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 腺樣體; 增殖體, 咽扁桃體
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Nasenpolyp,
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: adanóid
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 腺様
 * Polish:, migdałek gardłowy
 * Portuguese: adenoide
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: žrelnica
 * Spanish:

Etymology
From. .

Etymology
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