Dictionary Entry
adenoid
adenoid is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alt. of Adenoidal. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Alt. of Adenoidal
- 2noun
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"
- 3adjective
relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
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