adenoide

See also: adénoïde

Italian

Etymology

adeno- +‎ -oide

Adjective

adenoide (masculine and feminine plural adenoidi)

adenoid (attributive), adenoidal

Noun

adenoide f (plural adenoidi)

(chiefly in the plural) adenoids

Portuguese

Noun

adenoide f (plural adenoides)

(anatomy) adenoid (mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /adeˈnoide/, [aðeˈnoi̯ðe]

Noun

adenoide f (plural adenoides)

(chiefly in the plural) adenoid

Synonyms

(adenoid): vegetación

Further reading

“adenoide” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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