ADENOID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adenoid mean? 

• ADENOID (noun)
  The noun ADENOID has 1 sense:

1. a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

  Familiarity information: ADENOID used as a noun is very rare.

• ADENOID (adjective)
  The adjective ADENOID has 1 sense:

1. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue

  Familiarity information: ADENOID used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADENOID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

adenoid; Luschka's tonsil; pharyngeal tonsil; third tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis

Context example:

enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children

Hypernyms ("adenoid" is a kind of...):

lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system)

Holonyms ("adenoid" is a part of...):

pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)

Derivation:

adenoid (relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue)

adenoidal (of or pertaining to the adenoids)

• ADENOID (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

adenoid (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))

Derivation:

adenoid (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))

 Context examples 

An adenoid cystic carcinoma that arises from the maxillary sinus.

(Maxillary Sinus Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and adenoid cystic carcinoma.

(Maxillary Sinus Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The remainder are adenoid cystic carcinomas, mucoepidermoid carcinomas and carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation.

(Laryngeal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare adenoid cystic carcinoma of the larynx.

(Laryngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include adenocarcinoma, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

(Lacrimal Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from the minor salivary glands in the oral cavity.

(Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare adenoid cystic carcinoma that arises from the oropharynx.

(Oropharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Bubonic plague causes the tonsils, adenoids, spleen, and thymus to become inflamed. Symptoms include fever, aches, chills, and tender lymph glands.

(Plague, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

An adenoid cystic carcinoma that arises from the pharynx.

(Pharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma.

(Parotid Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)