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adenoides.

adenoid

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[a.dɛ.noˈiː.deːs]Classical-Latin[a.de.noˈiː.des]

  1. adenoid

    Greek-type · New-Latin · declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

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