adenoid

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

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
• Syn:
pharyngeal tonsil, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea
• Derivationally related forms:
adenoidal
• Hypernyms:
lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue
• Part Holonyms:
throat, pharynx

II - adjective

relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue