adenoid
英 ['ædɪnɒɪd]
美['ædn,ɔɪd]
- adj. 腺的；淋巴组织的
- n. 腺状肿
英英释意
- 1. 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"