adenoidism

adenoidism
ad·e·noid·ism 'ad-ən-.ȯi-.diz-əm n a group of symptoms (as an adenoid facies) associated with the presence of enlarged adenoids

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ad·e·noid·ism (adґə-noid″iz-əm) a syndrome resulting from great enlargement of the adenoids.

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