Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One of two masses of lymphoid tissue located at the back of the nose in the upper part of the throat that may obstruct normal breathing and make speech difficult when swollen. Often used in the plural.
- adj. Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue; lymphoid.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In the form of a gland; glandiform; glandular.
- Of or pertaining to glands, especially to those of the lymphatic system.
- n. An adenoid growth; specifically, an adenoid vegetation.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue; lymphoid.
- n. One of two folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium. They are found in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula. They may obstruct normal breathing and make speech difficult when swollen, a condition often called adenitis.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in pl.
- adj. Glandlike; glandular.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
- adj. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
Examples
“The tissue combining them is known as adenoid or gland-like tissue.”
“Peter Tork, best known for his time in The Monkees, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called adenoid cystic carcinoma, according to March 4 reports.”
“The cancer caused by this new cancer gene is called adenoid cystic carcinoma and is a slow-growing b ...”
“The only pretty girl whose prettiness appealed to Rowcliffe had an "adenoid" mouth which he held to be a drawback.”
“Black said increasing numbers of trusts are postponing or axing provision of dozens of elective surgical procedures, including those for gallstones and tonsil and adenoid problems.”
The Guardian: NHS bans on operations gamble with patients' health, senior surgeon warns
“THIS STUDY analyzed data from nine studies, involving 795 children who had a tonsillectomy, with or without adenoid removal, before they turned 18.”
The Washington Post: Children seem to gain extra weight after having their tonsils removed
“There are about 7,000 such maladies, most of them serious, that have few or no drugs to treat them, from adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare head and neck cancer, to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, which is associated with a tumor that causes the production of high levels of stomach acid.”
“ Dr. Winslow Crocker, Jr., the dean of adenoid surgeons in the highly-competitive Boston-Cambridge medical community, held his arms out while a nurse stretched rubber gloves onto his hands in preparation for surgery.”
“When I was a kid, I had a terrible adenoid infection—possibly caught while ice fishing—that left me with a seriously impaired and weirdly selective sense of smell.”
“GRIFFIN: I don't know what an adenoid is, but I'd like to date one.”
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