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adenoid (s) (noun), adenoids (pl)
A mass of lymphoid tissue, similar to tonsils, located in the upper part of the throat, behind the nose: The adenoids are part of a child's natural defenses against the entry of germs, but they usually shrink and disappear by the age of ten.

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