Dictionary Check: adenoid
"adenoid" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
noun
a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
Example:
"hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"
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