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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 ]