Definition of Adenoids

1. Noun. (plural of adenoid) ¹

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Definition of Adenoids

1. adenoid [n] - See also: adenoid

Medical Definition of Adenoids

1. 1. A normal collection of unencapsulated lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx. Also called pharyngeal tonsils. 2. Common terminology for the large (normal) pharyngeal tonsils of children. Origin: G. Aden, gland, + -eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenoids

adenohypophysitis
adenoid
adenoid cystic carcinoma
adenoid facies
adenoid squamous cell carcinoma
adenoid tissue
adenoid tumour
adenoidal
adenoidal-pharyngeal-conjunctival virus
adenoidally
adenoidectomies
adenoidectomy
adenoidism
adenoiditis
adenoiditises
adenoids (current term)
adenoleiomyofibroma
adenolipoma
adenolipomatosis
adenological
adenology
adenolymphocele
adenolymphoma
adenolymphomas
adenolymphomata
adenoma
adenoma fibrosum
adenoma of nipple
adenoma sebaceum
adenomas

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