adenoid

名词 adenoid:

1. a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
   同义词：pharyngeal tonsil, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea

形容词 adenoid:

1. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue