adenoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce adenoid in British English:
UK ['ædɪnɔɪd]
How to pronounce adenoid in American English:
US ['ædnˌɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
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- Adjective:
- relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
Word Origin
- adenoid (adj.)
- 1839, "gland-like," medical Latin adenoideus, from Greek adenoeides, from aden (genitive adenos) "gland" (see inguinal) + eidos "form" (see -oid). Adenoids "adenoid growths" attested by 1856.
Example
- 1. Sufficient amount of adenoid will be removed to improve airway patency .
- 2. To cause subcutaneous emphysema and mediastinal emphysema by nasal endoscopic removal adenoid : one case report .
- 3. Objective to explore the clinical application of electron-nasopharyngolaryngoscope in the diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy in children .
- 4. Ct diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus ( 3 cases report )
- 5. Methods 174 cases of hypertrophied adenoid were treated with nasal endoscopy-assisted or tramsotal adenoidectomy and observed the development of them .