Adenoid - Definition
adenoid
adj 1: relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid
tissue
n 1: 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, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil,
third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla
adenoidea]