adenoide

== Italian == === Etymology === From adeno- +‎ -oide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.deˈnɔj.de/ Rhymes: -ɔjde Hyphenation: a‧de‧nòi‧de === Adjective === adenoide m or f by sense (plural adenoidi) (relational, anatomy) adenoidal (of or pertaining to the adenoids) === Noun === adenoide f (plural adenoidi) (anatomy, usually in the plural) adenoids ==== Derived terms ==== adenoideo === Further reading === adenoide in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) adenoide in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) adenoide in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa adenoide in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication adenoide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === adenóide (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === From French adénoïde, from Ancient Greek ἀδενοειδής (adenoeidḗs), from ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form”). By surface analysis, adeno- +‎ -oide. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧de‧noi‧de === Adjective === adenoide m or f (plural adenoides) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. === Noun === adenoide f (plural adenoides) (anatomy) adenoid (mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity) === Further reading === “adenoide”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “adenoide”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “adenoide” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “adenoide”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “adenoide”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “adenoide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From adeno- +‎ -oide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adeˈnoide/ [a.ð̞eˈnoi̯.ð̞e] Rhymes: -oide Syllabification: a‧de‧noi‧de === Adjective === adenoide m or f (masculine and feminine plural adenoides) alternative form of adenoideo === Noun === adenoide f (plural adenoides) (anatomy, chiefly in the plural) adenoid Synonym: vegetación ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “adenoide”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025