Found 2 items, similar to Adenoid.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: adenoid adenoid adj : relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue adenoid n : 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, Luschka's tonsil , third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Adenoid Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, Adenoidal \Ad`e*noid"al\a. Glandlike; glandular. [1913 Webster] Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, n. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in pl. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]