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ADENOIDAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sounding as if the nose were pinched
Example:
a whining nasal voice
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to the adenoids
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
adenoid (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))
Derivation:
adenoid (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))
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