adenoid

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).