adenoids
n[pl]
(anatomy 解) pieces of spongy tissue between the back of the nose and the throat, often making breathing and speaking difficult 腺樣增殖體(鼻後與喉之間的海綿狀組織, 常可造成呼吸及說話困難)
have one's adenoids out, ie by a surgical operation 摘除某人的腺樣增殖體(施外科手術)
(infml 口) She's got adenoids, ie is suffering from an inflammation of the adenoids. 她患腺樣增殖癥.