Term: adenoid or pharyngeal tonsils
Origin: Anc Greek αδήν/aden(=gland, tube) + -είδος/eidos(=form, type) ---> gland-like
Coined: by the Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer (1824-1895) in Copenhagen in 1868 who also performed adenoidectomy
Definition:
The adenoids are masses of lymphoid tissue in the back of the nose (nasopharynx).
History and Etymology of Biological / Biochemical / Medical Terms
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