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adenoid

noun /ædənɔɪd/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 10
Definitions
noun

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”

relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue

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