adenoid

adenoid has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• a.. Alt. of Adenoidal
• 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"
• a.. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue