different between lymphoid vs adenoid
lymphoid
English
Etymology
From lymph +? -oid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?mf??d/
Adjective
lymphoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body
Derived terms
- antilymphoid
- neolymphoid
Translations
lymphoid From the web:
- what lymphoid organ filters blood
- what lymphoid aggregate means
- what organ filters blood
- which organ filters lymph
- which lymphoid organ filters lymph
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:
- what adenoids
- what adenoids do
- what adenoids look like
- what's adenoids and tonsils
- what adenoid mean
- what adenoids means in arabic
- what's adenoid facies
- what's adenoids mean in spanish
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