ad·e·noid /ˈædṇˌɔɪd, ˈædˌnɔɪd/
  腺狀腫;腺[狀] 的;腺狀腫的
  ad·e·noid /ˈædṇˌɔɪd, ˈædˌnɔɪd/ 形容詞
  腺樣的
  Ad·e·noid Ad·e·noid·al a. Glandlike; glandular.
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  adenoid
       adj : relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid
             tissue
       n : 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" [syn: pharyngeal tonsil, Luschka's
           tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla
           adenoidea]