# adenoid
## English
### Etymology

Late 19th century borrowing from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”); equivalent to aden- +‎ -oid. The noun is derived from ellipsis of tumeur adénoïde (“glandular tumor”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈad.ɪn.ɔɪd/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈæd.əˌnɔɪd/, /ˈædˌnɔɪd/
** Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

adenoid (not comparable)
* (medicine, relational)
** Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue.
    Synonym: lymphoid
** Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
    Synonym: adenoidal
** Relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids.

### Noun

adenoid (plural adenoids)
* (medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
* (anatomy, usually in the plural) Such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula.
    Synonyms: Luschka's tonsil, nasopharyngeal tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
    Hypernym: tonsil
    Coordinate terms: lingual tonsil, palatine tonsil

#### Synonyms

* pharyngeal tonsil

#### Derived terms

* adenoid cystic carcinoma
* adenoidal
* adenoidectomy
* adenoidism
* adenoiditis

#### Translations
### References

* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “adenoid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
* “adenoid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* “adenoids”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* “adenoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* Category:adenoids on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* adeonid

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English adenoid, from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /adeˈnoid/ [a.deˈno.ɪt̪̚]
* Rhymes: -oid
* Syllabification: a‧de‧no‧id

### Noun

adenoid (plural adenoid-adenoid)
* adenoid:
** (medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children
** (anatomy) such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula

#### Synonyms

* amandel

#### Related terms

* adenoiditis

### Further reading

* “adenoid” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Polish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) +‎ -oid. First attested in 1872.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.dɛˈnɔ.it/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔit
* Syllabification: a‧de‧no‧id

### Noun

adenoid m inan
* (anatomy) adenoid
    Synonym: migdałek gardłowy

#### Derived terms

* adenoidalny

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “adenoid”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Przegląd Postępów Nauki Lekarskiej we Wszystkich Jej Gałęziach i we Wszystkich Krajach‎ (in Polish), volume 1, number 1, 1872, page 90

### Further reading

* adenoid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* adenoid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French adénoïde.

### Adjective

adenoid m or n (feminine singular adenoidă, masculine plural adenoizi, feminine and neuter plural adenoide)
* adenoid