ADENOID • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Adenoid

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/ˈædənˌɔɪd/ Listen

noun

Adenoid n.

(Med.) Lymphoid tissue in the roof of the nasopharynx; often in the pl.

(Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of adenoid (1) tissue; usually in pl.

adjective

Adenoid adj.

(Med.) Of or relating to a gland.

(Med.) Pertaining to adenoids (2).

Adenoidal, Adenoid adj. Glandlike; glandular.

See images of 'Adenoid'

Etymology of 'Adenoid'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

Share |

"Adenoid" Quotes from Famous Books

... operation necessary? Will the child not outgrow its adenoids? Usually the adenoid growths atrophy or dry up after the age of puberty. Adenoids are not uncommon in adults, however. The surgeon general of the army reports that during the year 1905, out of 3004 operations on officers and enlisted men in service, ...

— Civics and Health • William H. Allen

... should imagine, was the adenoid victim, looked first at me and next at Timothy, and then blew his nose vigorously. It was not an ordinary blast, but had a peculiarly musical timbre, very much like the note of a mouth-organ. It certainly attracted Timothy's attention, for he at once looked round and the glimmer ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920 • Various