Definition of Adenoids. Meaning of Adenoids. Synonyms of Adenoids

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Definition of Adenoids

Adenoid
Address Ad*dress", v. t. To address the ball (Golf), to take aim at the ball, adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body, etc., to a convenient position. Adenoid Ad"e*noid, n. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in pl.
Adenoid
Adenoid Ad"e*noid, Adenoidal Ad`e*noid"ala. Glandlike; glandular.

Meaning of Adenoids from wikipedia

- adenoid, unlike the palatine tonsils, has pseudostratified epithelium. The adenoids are part of the so-called Waldeyer ring of lymphoid tissue which also includes...
- Adenoid hypertrophy (enlarged adenoids) is the unusual growth (hypertrophy) of the adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil) first described in 1868 by the Danish physician...
- the lungs. The esophagus carries food through the throat to the stomach. Adenoids and tonsils help prevent infection and are composed of lymph tissue. The...
- ****ö-Olsen H, Dines LM, Sørensen CH, Jensen A (12 February 2019). "The Adenoids but Not the Palatine Tonsils Serve as a Reservoir for Bacteria ****ociated...
- system: defending against disease-causing agents with leukocytes, tonsils, adenoids, thymus and spleen. Integumentary system: skin, hair and nails of mammals...
- airway resistance syndrome. In children, nasal congestion from enlarged adenoids has caused chronic sleep apnea with insufficient oxygen levels and hypoxia...
- crypts in the palatine tonsils, they're unbranched. The small folds in adenoids are sometimes described as crypts. Barnes L (2000). Surgical Pathology...
- Neff, Laura (July 2021). "Anatomy and physiology of the palatine tonsils, adenoids, and lingual tonsils". World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and...
- 2022. "ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Chronic disorders of tonsils or adenoids Statistics". icd.who.int. Retrieved 21 December 2022. "Tonsillitis". Archived...
- congestion. Severe or recurring adenoiditis may require surgical removal of the adenoids (adenotonsillectomy). Acute adenoiditis is characterized by fever, runny...