English dictionary

adenoid

/'/&/d,/-/n//Oi//d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue

adj.pert

Source: WordNet 3.0
Glandlike; glandular.

adjective

Source: webster1913

a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

noun.body

Examples
Hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids.

Enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in <i>pl.</i>

noun

Source: webster1913