Definition of Adenoid
Noun
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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"
- pharyngeal tonsil - luschka's tonsil - third tonsil - tonsilla pharyngealis - tonsilla adenoidea
Adjective
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relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
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Unscramble adenoid
90 unscramble word found using the letters adenoid.
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