Hyphenation of adenoid

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word adenoid? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of adenoid:

1.	A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) Hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids Enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children
2.	Relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue

Synonyms of adenoid:

adj	lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue
noun	pharyngeal tonsil, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea, lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue

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