adenoid
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/ˈæd.ən.ɔɪd/us/ˈæd.ən.ɔɪd/glands(=organsthatproduceliquidchemicals)high up in thethroatbehind thenose:
Adenoids are sometimesremovedsurgicallytotreatchronicearinfectionsordifficultybreathing.
TheX-rayshowstheenlargedadenoid and thenarrowedairway.
- Adenoids arepartof the body'simmunesystem.
- Somecontroversialreasonsforremovingadenoids are thepresenceofsnoring,chronicsinusinfections,frequentearinfections, andfrequentcolds.
- Severalpreviousstudieshaveexploredtherangeofbacteriacolonizingthe adenoids.
The mouth & throat
- -throated
- airway
- alveolar
- alveolar ridge
- buccal
- buccinator
- cakehole
- gummy
- laryngeal
- larynx
- lingual
- mandibular
- maxillofacial
- mylohyoid
- taste buds
- trachea
- uvula
- uvular
- velum
- vocal cords
adenoid
adjective[before noun]
anatomyspecializeduk/ˈæd.ən.ɔɪd/us/ˈæd.ən.ɔɪd/relatingto theadenoid(=organsthatproducechemicalliquids,foundhigh up in thethroatbehind thenose):
Alateralneckradiograph wasperformedtoexcludeadenoid hypertrophy.
Synonym
adenoidal
- Adenoid cysticcarcinomais araretypeofcancerthataffectsdifferentsitesof theheadandneck.
- Noassociatedfactorwasevidentfor thisorganismin adenoidsamples.
- There was ayoungman in ahospitalroomnext to me who had had some adenoidsurgery.
The mouth & throat
- -throated
- airway
- alveolar
- alveolar ridge
- buccal
- buccinator
- cakehole
- gummy
- laryngeal
- larynx
- lingual
- mandibular
- maxillofacial
- mylohyoid
- taste buds
- trachea
- uvula
- uvular
- velum
- vocal cords
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