Definition of "adenoids" []

• Plural form of adenoid. (noun)

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• "Some people find it difficult to breathe through the nostrils on account of growths, called adenoids, in the nose."
• "These swollen glands are called adenoids, and cause not only mouth-breathing, but deafness, loss of appetite, indigestion, headache, and a stupid, tired condition; so that children that are _mouth-breathers_ are often two or more grades behind in school, poor students, and even stunted and undersized."
• "34 Some children find it difficult to breathe through the nostrils on account of growths (called adenoids) in the upper pharynx."