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Italian
Etymology
From adeno- + -oide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.deˈnɔj.de/
- Rhymes: -ɔjde
- Hyphenation: a‧de‧nòi‧de
Adjective
adenoide (plural adenoidi)
- (relational, anatomy) adenoidal (of or pertaining to the adenoids)
Noun
adenoide f (plural adenoidi)
- (anatomy, usually in the plural) adenoids
Derived terms
Further reading
- adenoide in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- adenoide in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- adenoide in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- adenoide in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- adenoide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From French adénoïde, from Ancient Greek ἀδενοειδής (adenoeidḗs), from ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form”). By surface analysis, adeno- + -oide.
Pronunciation
Adjective
adenoide m or f (plural adenoides)
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Noun
adenoide f (plural adenoides)
- (anatomy) adenoid (mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity)
Further reading
- “adenoide”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “adenoide”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “adenoide” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “adenoide”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “adenoide”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “adenoide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From adeno- + -oide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adeˈnoide/
- Rhymes: -oide
- Syllabification: a‧de‧noi‧de
Adjective
adenoide m or f (masculine and feminine plural adenoides)
- Alternative form of adenoideo
Noun
adenoide f (plural adenoides)
- (anatomy, chiefly in the plural) adenoid
- Synonym: vegetación
Derived terms
Further reading