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adenoid definition

ad·enoid (ad′'n o̵id′, ad′no̵id′)

adjective

  1. glandlike or glandular
  2. of or like lymphoid tissue

Etymology: aden(o)- + -oid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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