Definition of Adenoid. Meaning of Adenoid. Synonyms of Adenoid

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Definition of Adenoid

Adenoid
Address Ad*dress", v. t. To address the ball (Golf), to take aim at the ball, adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body, etc., to a convenient position. Adenoid Ad"e*noid, n. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in pl.
Adenoid
Adenoid Ad"e*noid, Adenoidal Ad`e*noid"ala. Glandlike; glandular.

Meaning of Adenoid from wikipedia

- anatomy, the pharyngeal tonsil, also known as the nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoid, is the superior-most of the tonsils. It is a m**** of lymphoid tissue located...
- Adenoid hypertrophy, also known as enlarged adenoids refers to an enlargement of the adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil) that is linked to nasopharyngeal mechanical...
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare type of cancer that can exist in many different body sites. This tumor most often occurs in the salivary glands, but...
- carcinoma, and is a subtype characterized by spindle-shaped atypical cells. adenoid/pseudoglandular squamous-cell carcinoma (code 8075/3) intraepidermal squamous-cell...
- tract, which is known as Waldeyer's tonsillar ring and consists of the adenoid tonsil (or pharyngeal tonsil), two tubal tonsils, two palatine tonsils...
- Tomainian regime, now transformed into a dictatorship under the ruthless Adenoid Hynkel. The barber falls in love with a neighbor, Hannah, and together...
- Adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoid for reasons which include impaired breathing through the nose, chronic infections, or recurrent earaches...
- Adenoiditis is the inflammation of the adenoid tissue usually caused by an infection. Adenoiditis is treated using medication (antibiotics and/or steroids)...
- Types include: Dermal eccrine cylindroma, a benign tumour of the skin Adenoid cystic carcinoma, a malignant tumour of the salivary gland The tumours...
- keratosis) Dull or lackluster surface.: 769  Reticulated seborrheic keratosis (adenoid seborrheic keratosis) Dull or lackluster surface, and with keratin cysts...