Meanings
- not comparablerelationalmedicineRelating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.
plural adenoids
- plural normallyanatomySuch 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the adenoids.
nounSuch 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓δενοειδής“glandular”
- New Latinadenoīdēs
- Frenchadénoïde
- Englishadenoid
Late 19th century borrowing from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”); equivalent to aden- + -oid. The noun is derived from ellipsis of tumeur adénoïde (“glandular tumor”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian аденоиден, аденоиден
- аденоиден (adenoiden)of or relating to lymphatic glands
- аденоиден (adenoiden)of or relating to the adenoids
- аденои́д (adenoíd)folds of lymphatic tissue
Catalan adenoide, amígdala faríngia
- adenoidefolds of lymphatic tissue
- amígdala faríngiafolds of lymphatic tissue
Chinese Mandarin 腺樣體 /腺样体, 增殖體 /增殖体
- 腺樣體 /腺样体 (xiànyàngtǐ)folds of lymphatic tissue
- 增殖體 /增殖体 (zēngzhítǐ)folds of lymphatic tissue
- 咽扁桃體 /咽扁桃体 (yān biǎntáotǐ)folds of lymphatic tissue
Czech nosní mandle
- nosní mandlefolds of lymphatic tissue
Dutch amandel
- amandelfolds of lymphatic tissue
Finnish kitarisa
- kitarisafolds of lymphatic tissue
French adénoïde
- adénoïdefolds of lymphatic tissue
German Mandel, Nasenpolyp
- Mandelfolds of lymphatic tissue
- Nasenpolypfolds of lymphatic tissue
- Polypfolds of lymphatic tissue
Hungarian garatmandula
- garatmandulafolds of lymphatic tissue
Indonesian adenoid, amandel
- adenoidfolds of lymphatic tissue
- amandelfolds of lymphatic tissue
Irish adanóid
- adanóidfolds of lymphatic tissue
Italian adenoide
- adenoidefolds of lymphatic tissue
Japanese 腺様
- 腺様 (sen'yō)folds of lymphatic tissue
Polish adenoid, migdałek gardłowy
- adenoidfolds of lymphatic tissue
- migdałek gardłowyfolds of lymphatic tissue
Portuguese adenoide
- adenoidefolds of lymphatic tissue
Romanian adenoid
- adenoidfolds of lymphatic tissue
Russian адено́ид
- адено́ид (adɛnóid)folds of lymphatic tissue
Spanish adenoide
- adenoidefolds of lymphatic tissue
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Cite this entry
adenoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenoid
“adenoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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