- adenoid (adj.)
[adenoid 词源字典]
- 1839, "gland-like," medical Latin adenoideus, from Greek adenoeides, from aden (genitive adenos) "gland" (see inguinal) + eidos "form" (see -oid). Adenoids "adenoid growths" attested by 1856.[adenoid etymology, adenoid origin, 英语词源]