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Definitions for "Adenoid"
Keywords:  nasopharynx, lymphoid, pharyngeal, tonsil, hypertrophy
Related Terms: Tonsils, Adenoids, Tonsil, Malt, Adenitis, Lymph glands, Lymph node, Lymph gland, Lymphoid tissue, Lymph nodes, Lymphoid, Lymphatic congestion, Lymphatic system, Adenopathy, Peyer's patches, Lymph system, Mediastinum, Lymphatic, Thymus, Lymphatic fluid, Lymphangitis, Mucous, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, Mucus, Lymph, Errhine, Reticuloendothelial system, Dendritic cells, Mast cell, Lymphocytosis, Sinus, Thymus gland, Node, Neutrophilia, Naris, Mast cells, Histiocyte, Langerhans cell, Nares, Bubo, Lymphadenopathy, Nasal cavity, Sputum, Epiglottis, Elephantiasis, Hypopharynx, Macrophages, Macrophage, Dendritic cell
A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in pl.
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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"
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relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
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Keywords:  glandlike, glandular
Glandlike; glandular.
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