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adenoid

English

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The adenoids

Etymology

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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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Adjective

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adenoid (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, relational)
    1. Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
      Synonym: lymphoid
    2. Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
      Synonym: adenoidal
    3. Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.

Noun

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adenoid (plural adenoids)

  1. (medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
  3. (anatomy, usually in the plural) Such 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
    Hypernym: tonsil
    Coordinate terms: lingual tonsil, palatine tonsil

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English adenoid, from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

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Noun

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adenoid (plural adenoid-adenoid)

  1. adenoid:
    1. (medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children
    3. (anatomy) such 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

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Polish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) +‎ -oid.[1] First attested in 1872.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.dɛˈnɔ.it/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔit
  • Syllabification: a‧de‧no‧id

Noun

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adenoid m inan

  1. (anatomy) adenoid
    Synonym: migdałek gardłowy

Declension

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Declension of adenoid
singular plural
nominative adenoid adenoidy
genitive adenoidu adenoidów
dative adenoidowi adenoidom
accusative adenoid adenoidy
instrumental adenoidem adenoidami
locative adenoidzie adenoidach
vocative adenoidzie adenoidy

Derived terms

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adjective

References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “adenoid”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Przegląd Postępów Nauki Lekarskiej we Wszystkich Jej Gałęziach i we Wszystkich Krajach‎[1] (in Polish), volume 1, number 1, 1872, page 90

Further reading

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  • adenoid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • adenoid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French adénoïde.

Adjective

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adenoid m or n (feminine singular adenoidă, masculine plural adenoizi, feminine and neuter plural adenoide)

  1. adenoid

Declension

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Declension of adenoid
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite adenoid adenoidă adenoizi adenoide
definite adenoidul adenoida adenoizii adenoidele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite adenoid adenoide adenoizi adenoide
definite adenoidului adenoidei adenoizilor adenoidelor
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