adenoid adjective & noun. ['adɪnɔɪd] M19.
[from Greek adēn gland + -OID.]
A. adjective. Medicine. Glandular; like a gland. M19.
b. noun sing. (rare) & in pl. A collection of lymphoid tissue in the wall of the nasopharynx, usu. becoming less prominent in early adult life; colloq. an enlarged condition of this tissue, hindering speech and breathing. L19.

■ ade'noidal adjective (a) rare = ADENOID adjective; (b) suffering from enlarged adenoids; characteristic or suggestive of this condition: L19.

■ adenoi'dectomy noun (an instance of) surgical removal of the adenoids E20.

■ adenoidy adjective (colloq.) = adenoidal (b) E20.

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