(medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
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adenoids
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for adenoids.
Editorial note
There's a scene in Roald Dahl's autobiography part one, Boy, that describes the process of getting his adenoids removed without anaesthesia.
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Quick take
(medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for adenoids.
noun
(medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
Example sentences
There's a scene in Roald Dahl's autobiography part one, Boy, that describes the process of getting his adenoids removed without anaesthesia.
That opening 'Hello' and the spellinz of adenoids and thimble should just make this question an instant reject.
Steroids, surgery (tonsils + adenoids) and sinus irrigation have not fixed it, but antihistamines do help a little.
The kids who get their tonsils and adenoids out are the ones with recurrent respiratory infections to begin with.
People used to say the same of the appendix and adenoids; that they're pointless vestiges, the blindness of evolution, contingent structures.
In one of the early grades, I got dumped on (adenoids, couldn't hear well until that got fixed).
We're going to have to figure out how to get our kids to become nose breathers again and fix their enlarged adenoids.
Speaking of, I had my tonsils and adenoids removed as a child due to chronic ear infections.
When I was about 12 years old I was told I had enlarged adenoids which should be operated on.
Did they only put in the tubes, or also take out the adenoids?
The Doc said I had my adenoids enlarged, and advised my mom to agree to an operation.
The next closest thing was probably when I had my adenoids out when I was 7.
Quote examples
The common adenoids surgery in children is also due to a small airway, although people will tell you it's because they have "large adenoids"!
>“Those were your adenoids,” I heard the doctor saying.
“But I think you’ve got adenoids.” “Don’t worry about it,” she said.
You made me check damninteresting.com, and I'm delighted to see that it's back again, with a contributed post about adenoids and a Bellows post about word games, and (groan) one of those "free daily word games" that many sites have now, presumably in an attempt to get people to donate regularly.
Proper noun examples
For example, I've been under GA three times, but all for oral operations (Adenoids removed, problems with a tooth not coming down properly and needing to be pulled down and forward from the roof of my mouth, and having all my wisdom teeth removed at the same time) all of which clearly can't be done with intubation!
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use adenoids in a sentence?
There's a scene in Roald Dahl's autobiography part one, Boy, that describes the process of getting his adenoids removed without anaesthesia.
What does adenoids mean?
(medicine) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.
What part of speech is adenoids?
adenoids is commonly used as noun.