| ADJECTIVE | pert | adenoid | relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue |
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| NOUN | body | adenoid, pharyngeal tonsil, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea | a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) |
| Sounds | ae'dahnoy.d | |
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| Rhymes | alkaloid ... void: 37 rhymes with oyd... | |
| Meaning | relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue. | |
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| Nouns | adenoid | a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) |
| Meaning | A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx). | |
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| Synonyms | pharyngeal tonsil, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea | |
| Part of | throat, pharynx | The passage to the stomach and lungs |
| Broader | lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue | tissue making up the lymphatic system |
| Adjectives | adenoid | relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue |
| adenoidal | of or pertaining to the adenoids | |
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