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adenoids definition
adenoids |
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 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")
adenoids definition