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• adenoidal — adenoids ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ a mass of lymphoid tissue between the back of the nose and the throat, sometimes enlarged and hindering speech or breathing in the young. DERIVATIVES adenoidal adjective. ORIGIN from Greek ad n gland …   English terms dictionary

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• adenovirus — [ adɪnəʊˌvʌɪrəs] noun Medicine any of a group of DNA viruses first discovered in adenoidal tissue, most of which cause respiratory diseases. Derivatives adenoviral adjective …   English new terms dictionary

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• childhood disease and disorder — Introduction       any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence.       Childhood is a period typified by change,… …   Universalium

• pharyngeal tonsil — noun 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 • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• adenoid — I noun 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 • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Luschka's tonsil — noun 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 • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

• third tonsil — noun 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 • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary