adenoid
noun
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Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- lymphatic tissue hypernym
Parts & wholes
- throat part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue
Related & opposite
- pharyngeal tonsil derivation
- pharyngeal tonsil pertains to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adenoid |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adenoidal |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | throat |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lymphatic tissue |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pharyngeal tonsil |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | pharyngeal tonsil |