different between adenoidectomy vs adenoid

English

Etymology

adenoid +? -ectomy

Noun

adenoidectomy (plural adenoidectomies)

1. (surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (adenoeid?s), from ???? (ad?n, “gland”) and ????? (eîdos, “form”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æd n???d/

Adjective

adenoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue; lymphoid.

Noun

adenoid (plural adenoids)

1. (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)

1. adenoid

Declension