Adenoid

Ad´e`noid

n.	1.	(Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; - usually in pl.
a.	1.	Glandlike; glandular.

Noun	1.	adenoid - a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" Synonyms: Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis
Adj.	1.	adenoid - relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue