adenoid
English
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Etymology
Late 19th century borrowing from FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#ADENOIDCategory:English terms derived from French#ADENOID adénoïde, from New LatinCategory:English terms derived from New Latin#ADENOID adenoīdēs, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ADENOID ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”); equivalent to aden- + -oidCategory:English terms prefixed with aden-#OIDCategory:English terms suffixed with -oid#ADENOID. The noun is derived from ellipsis of tumeur adénoïde (“glandular tumor”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈad.ɪn.ɔɪd/Category:English 3-syllable words#ADENOIDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ADENOID
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæd.əˌnɔɪd/, /ˈædˌnɔɪd/Category:English 3-syllable words#ADENOIDCategory:English 2-syllable words#ADENOIDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ADENOID
Adjective
adenoid (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ADENOIDCategory:English adjectives#ADENOIDCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#ADENOIDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with entries#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ADENOID
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Noun
adenoid (plural adenoids)Category:English lemmas#ADENOIDCategory:English nouns#ADENOIDCategory:English countable nouns#ADENOIDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with entries#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ADENOID
- (medicineCategory:en:Medical signs and symptoms#ADENOID) 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.
- (anatomyCategory:en:Anatomy#ADENOID, usually in the plural) Such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula.
- Synonyms: Luschka's tonsil, nasopharyngeal tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
- Hypernym: tonsil
- Coordinate terms: lingual tonsil, palatine tonsil
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References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “adenoid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “adenoid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “adenoids”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “adenoid”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Category:adenoids on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Category:English terms suffixed with -oid#ADENOIDIndonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from English#ADENOIDCategory:Indonesian terms derived from English#ADENOID adenoid, from FrenchCategory:Indonesian terms derived from French#ADENOID adénoïde, from New LatinCategory:Indonesian terms derived from New Latin#ADENOID adenoīdēs, from Ancient GreekCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Ancient Greek#ADENOID ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /adeˈnoid/ [a.deˈno.ɪt̪̚]Category:Indonesian 4-syllable words#ADENOIDCategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#ADENOID
- Rhymes: -oidCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/oid#ADENOIDCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/oid/4 syllables#ADENOID
- Syllabification: a‧de‧no‧id
Noun
adenoid (plural adenoid-adenoid)Category:Indonesian lemmas#ADENOIDCategory:Indonesian nouns#ADENOIDCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with entries#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ADENOID
- adenoid:
- (medicineCategory:id:Medical signs and symptoms#ADENOID) 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
- (anatomyCategory:id:Anatomy#ADENOID) such a mass when not abnormally enlarged, covered by ciliated epithelium and located in the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the back of the throat behind the uvula
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Further reading
- “adenoid”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient GreekCategory:Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek#ADENOID ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) + -oidCategory:Polish terms suffixed with -oid#ADENOID.[1] First attested in 1872.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.dɛˈnɔ.it/Category:Polish 4-syllable words#ADENOIDCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#ADENOID
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#ADENOIDAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔitCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɔit#ADENOIDCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɔit/4 syllables#ADENOID
- Syllabification: a‧de‧no‧id
Noun
adenoid m inanCategory:Polish lemmas#ADENOIDCategory:Polish nouns#ADENOIDCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ADENOIDCategory:Polish masculine nouns#ADENOIDCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with entries#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ADENOID
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References
- ↑ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “adenoid”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ↑ Przegląd Postępów Nauki Lekarskiej we Wszystkich Jej Gałęziach i we Wszystkich Krajach (in Polish), volume 1, number 1, 1872, page 90
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#ADENOIDCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#ADENOID adénoïde.
Adjective
adenoid m or n (feminine singular adenoidă, masculine plural adenoizi, feminine/neuter plural adenoide)Category:Romanian lemmas#ADENOIDCategory:Romanian adjectives#ADENOIDCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with entries#ADENOIDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ADENOID
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative | indefinite | adenoid | adenoidă | adenoizi | adenoide | ||
| definite | adenoidul | adenoida | adenoizii | adenoidele | |||
| genitive- dative | indefinite | adenoid | adenoide | adenoizi | adenoide | ||
| definite | adenoidului | adenoidei | adenoizilor | adenoidelor | |||