adenoid
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The adenoids
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Etymology
Late 19th century borrowing from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (adenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (adḗn, “gland”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”); equivalent to aden- + -oid. The noun is derived from ellipsis of tumeur adénoïde (“glandular tumor”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈad.ɪn.ɔɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæd.əˌnɔɪd/, /ˈædˌnɔɪd/
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Adjective
adenoid (not comparable)
Noun
adenoid (plural adenoids)
- (medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
- (anatomy, usually in the plural) Such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula.
- Synonyms: Luschka's tonsil, nasopharyngeal tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
- Hypernym: tonsil
- Coordinate terms: lingual tonsil, palatine tonsil
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
folds of lymphatic tissue
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References
- “adenoid”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “adenoid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “adenoids”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “adenoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Category:adenoids on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δήν (adḗn, “gland”) + -oid. First attested in 1872.
Pronunciation
Noun
adenoid m inan
- (anatomy) adenoid
- Synonym: migdałek gardłowy
Declension
Declension of adenoid
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adenoid | adenoidy |
| genitive | adenoidu | adenoidów |
| dative | adenoidowi | adenoidom |
| accusative | adenoid | adenoidy |
| instrumental | adenoidem | adenoidami |
| locative | adenoidzie | adenoidach |
| vocative | adenoidzie | adenoidy |
Derived terms
adjective
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “adenoid”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Przegląd Postępów Nauki Lekarskiej we Wszystkich Jej Gałęziach i we Wszystkich Krajach (in Polish), volume 1, number 1, 1872, page 90
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French adénoïde.
Adjective
adenoid m or n (feminine singular adenoidă, masculine plural adenoizi, feminine and neuter plural adenoide)
Declension
Declension of adenoid
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | adenoid | adenoidă | adenoizi | adenoide | ||
| definite | adenoidul | adenoida | adenoizii | adenoidele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | adenoid | adenoide | adenoizi | adenoide | ||
| definite | adenoidului | adenoidei | adenoizilor | adenoidelor | |||