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adenoid
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????????? (adenoeid?s), from ???? (ad?n, “gland”) and ????? (eîdos, “form”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æd n???d/
Adjective
adenoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue; lymphoid.
Noun
adenoid (plural adenoids)
- (anatomy) One of two folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium. They are found in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula. They may obstruct normal breathing and make speech difficult when swollen, a condition often called adenitis.
- Synonyms: Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
- Hypernym: tonsil
- Coordinate terms: lingual tonsil, palatine tonsil
Derived terms
- adenoidal
- adenoidectomy
Translations
References
- adenoid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- adenoid on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- adenoid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- adenoid at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- adeonid
Romanian
Etymology
From French adénoïde
Adjective
adenoid m or n (feminine singular adenoid?, masculine plural adenoizi, feminine and neuter plural adenoide)
- adenoid
Declension
adenoid From the web:
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gland
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?lænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Etymology 1
From Latin gl?ns (“acorn”).
Noun
gland (plural glands)
- (zoology) An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
- (botany) A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:gland
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- organ
Etymology 2
19th century. Etymology unknown.
Noun
gland (plural glands)
- (mechanical) A compressable cylindrical case and its contents around a shaft where it passes through a barrier, intended to prevent the passage of a fluid past the barrier, such as:
- A gland used around a ship’s propeller shaft.
- A gland used around a tap, valve or faucet.
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French glant, from Latin gl?ndem, accusative singular of gl?ns, from Proto-Indo-European *g?elh?- (“acorn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l??/
Noun
gland m (plural glands)
- acorn
- (anatomy) glans
- 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage
- Brise-cul, vingt-huit ans, l'air d'un satyre, son vit est tortu; la tête ou le gland en est énorme: il a huit pouces trois lignes de tour, et le corps du vit huit pouces sur seize de long; ce vit majestueux est absolument cambré.
- 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage
- tassel
- (vulgar, slang) (of a person) prick, wanker, bell end
Derived terms
- glander
Related terms
- glande
Further reading
- “gland” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Alternative forms
- glant
Etymology
From Latin gl?ndem, accusative of gl?ns.
Noun
gland m (plural glands)
- acorn
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French gland, from Latin glans, glandis. Doublet of the inherited ghind?.
Noun
gland n (plural glanduri)
- (anatomy) glans penis
Declension
gland From the web:
- what gland produces melatonin
- what gland secretes growth hormone
- what gland produces insulin
- what gland produces cortisol
- what gland secretes melatonin
- what gland produces testosterone
- what glands are known as sweat glands
- what glands are in your neck
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