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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adenoids /ˈadɪnɔɪdz/

▶plural noun a mass of enlarged lymphatic tissue between the back of the nose and the throat.

– derivatives
adenoidal adjective.

– origin C19: adenoid from Gk adēn ‘gland’ + -oid.

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