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adenoid definition
adenoid |
Grep of noun adenoid adenoid adenoidectomy Overview of noun adenoid The noun adenoid has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis tonsilla adenoidea -- (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children") Overview of adj adenoid The adj adenoid has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. adenoid -- (relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue) Antonyms of adj adenoid Similarity of adj adenoid 1 sense of adenoid Sense 1 adenoid Pertains to noun adenoid (Sense 1) =>pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis tonsilla adenoidea => lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue Attributes of adj adenoid Familiarity of adj adenoid adenoid used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj adenoid adenoid adenoidal Overview of noun adenoid The noun adenoid has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis tonsilla adenoidea -- (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children") Overview of adj adenoid The adj adenoid has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. adenoid -- (relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue)
adenoid definition
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