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nonadenoid

nonadenoid adjective: not adenoid.

Adjective

nonadenoid (not comparable)

  1. Not adenoid.
    • If one compares results obtained from observations of the hypophysis of nonadenoid children of the same age, it is evident that there existed from the above histologic report a hypersecretion and a hyperplasia of the glandular (adenomatous) tissue in the adenoid type.1912, The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, page 834
    • For patients at high risk of recurrence in this setting, we would consider radiosensitizing chemotherapy with cisplatin either at a high dose of 100mg/m² every 3 weeks or as weekly therapy at a lower dose of 40mg/m²/week for nonadenoid cystic carcinomas.2017, Derek Raghavan, Manmeet S. Ahluwalia, Charles D. Blanke, Textbook of Uncommon Cancer, page 137

Origin of nonadenoid

From non- + adenoid.

Questions about nonadenoid

What does nonadenoid mean?
Nonadenoid means not adenoid.
What part of speech is nonadenoid?
Nonadenoid is an adjective.

Words near nonadenoid in the dictionary

  1. nonadecenoates
  2. nonadecenoic acid
  3. nonadecyne
  4. nonadenocarcinoma
  5. nonadenocarcinomatous
  6. nonadenoid
  7. nonadenoma
  8. nonadenomas
  9. nonadentate
  10. nonadenylated
  11. nonadept

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