🔤 Adenoids

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URDU

ناک کے غدود، نزال غدود، ناک کے پیچھے کی گلٹیاں، لحمیہ، لوزتینِ انافیہ
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
naak ke ghudood, nazaal ghudood, naak ke peechhe ki gil tiyan, lahmiya
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ENGLISH

📚noun plural
adenoids
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˈædɪnɔɪdz/
Phonetic: /ad ih noydz/
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DEFINITION

mass of lymphatic tissue situated at the back of the nasal cavity, which can become enlarged and impair breathing
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Swollen adenoids can cause children to breathe through their mouth while sleeping. The ENT specialist recommended evaluating the child's enlarged adenoids. Infections in the adenoids often spread to the middle ear passages. Surgical removal of adenoids helps improve airflow in chronic cases. Inflammation of the adenoids can lead to loud snoring during the night.
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SYNONYMS

pharyngeal tonsils nasopharyngeal tonsils lymphatic tissue
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