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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ad-n-oid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæd nˌɔɪd |
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Définition of adenoids
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
- One little boy held his hand up, saying, "She has adenoids."
- Extract from : « Five Lectures on Blindness » by Kate M. Foley
- Croup is most frequently associated with large tonsils and adenoids.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) » by Grant Hague
- The adenoids can be easily demonstrated to either exist or be absent.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) » by Grant Hague
- The presence of adenoids favors the development of ear complications.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) » by Grant Hague
- The diet may be at fault; adenoids are supposed by some physicians to be the cause.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) » by Grant Hague
- Fully two-thirds of these can be traced to the direct influence of the adenoids.
- Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson
- Therefore sore eyes are given as one of the indexes of adenoids.
- Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen
- Adenoids and defective vision are preventable, but not contagious.
- Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen
- Country children have adenoids, bad teeth, and malnutrition.
- Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen
- She thought I had adenoids and I thought she dislikt me too much, but it turned out not.
- Extract from : « Turn About Eleanor » by Ethel M. Kelley
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