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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ad-n-oid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæd nˌɔɪd

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Définition of adenoid

Origin :
  • 1839, "gland-like," medical Latin adenoideus, from Greek adenoeides, from aden (genitive adenos) "gland" (see inguinal) + eidos "form" (see -oid). Adenoids "adenoid growths" attested by 1862.
  • As in nose : noun smelling organ of animate being
Example sentences :
  • A similar difficulty is experienced by children with adenoid growths.
  • Extract from : « The Sounds of Spoken English » by Walter Rippmann
  • The tissue combining them is known as adenoid or gland-like tissue.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Physiology » by Albert F. Blaisdell
  • When this adenoid tissue grows abnormally large it forms what are known as "adenoids."
  • Extract from : « Adenoids: What They Are, How To Recognize Them, What To Do For Them » by United States, Public Health Service
  • This cushion is formed of what doctors call "adenoid tissue" and is similar to that which makes up the tonsils.
  • Extract from : « Adenoids: What They Are, How To Recognize Them, What To Do For Them » by United States, Public Health Service
  • A section through the nose and mouth: A, adenoid growth; P, soft palate; T, right tonsil.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
  • There is no need to attempt removal of adenoid tissue on the lateral walls.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • This adenoid tissue acts as a filter for the fluid passing through it.
  • Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin
  • At the conclusion of the film Kedzie was saddened by a ballad sung by an adenoid tenor.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • Adenoid growths appear as grape-like lymphoid formations located in the upper and posterior-nasal pharynx.
  • Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
  • A very large majority of these coughs are caused by adenoid growths in the back part of the nose.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) » by Grant Hague
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