[ad.e.noid] n [Gk adenoeides glandular, fr. aden] (ca. 1890): an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue at the back of the pharynx characteristically obstructing breathing--usu. used in pl.
[2]adenoid adj (ca. 1947) 1: of or relating to the adenoids
2: relating to, affected with, or associated with abnormally enlarged adenoids "a severe ~ condition" "~ facies"