About The Word Adenoid
Learn about the word Adenoid to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Adenoid definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Adenoid
| Adenoid Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Adenoid?
[n] a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
[adj] relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue Synonyms | Synonyms for Adenoid: Luschka's tonsil | pharyngeal tonsil | third tonsil | tonsilla adenoidea | tonsilla pharyngealis Related Terms | Find terms related to Adenoid: See Also | lymphatic tissue | lymphoid tissue | pharynx | throat Adenoid In Webster's Dictionary \Ad"e*noid\, Adenoidal \Ad`e*noid"al\a.
Glandlike; glandular.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Pentanoic acid ‐ a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes…
- Appertain ‐ be a part or…
- Stratagem ‐ a maneuver in a game or conversation [n] an elaborate or deceitful…
- Phage ‐ virus parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery…
- Visual defect ‐ impairment of the…
- Canada porcupine ‐ porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed…
- Reevaluation ‐ the evaluation of something a second time…
- Cassia tora ‐ cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and…
- Uncial ‐ a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital…
- Gustatory sensation ‐ the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and…