How to Use adenoid in a Sentence

adenoid

1 of 2 noun
  • New research has also shed light on the value of our tonsils and adenoids.
    — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2019
  • To make matters worse, Dominic is waiting for surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2020
  • It has frequently been used for pain relief after removal of tonsils and adenoids in children.
    — Steve Almasy, CNN, 6 July 2017
  • It has frequently been used for pain relief after removal of tonsils and adenoids in children.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Causes Cobblestone throat occurs when there's swelling and inflammation in the tonsils and adenoids.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 Sep. 2024
  • To restore his speech, doctors had tried everything, including removing his tonsils and adenoids, with no success.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Jahi went into cardiac arrest while recovering from surgery to remove her tonsils, adenoids and uvula along with bony structures from her nose and throat and palate tissue.
    — CBS News, 6 Jan. 2014
  • For extreme cases, a surgeon may perform an uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, in which tissue from the rear of your mouth and top of your throat, as well as tonsils and adenoids, are removed.
    — Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Upon examination, the doctor usually finds the patient has large tonsils and adenoids.
    — Ramzi Younis, M.d., miamiherald, 24 July 2017
  • Even after having his adenoids removed as a solution to what his parents decided was an ear problem, Musk still retreated into his own world.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • However, his problems led him to have surgery in late 2024 removing his bilateral tonsils and adenoids.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In the year after the kidney transplant, Emily was diagnosed with stage 3 lymphoma, had her lymph nodes removed from her neck as well as her adenoids, and started chemotherapy.
    — Andy Kopsa, Cosmopolitan, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Discovered in human adenoid glands in 1953, adenoviruses have a number of features that lend themselves to drug delivery.
    — John Lauerman, Bloomberg.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • But there are also lingual tonsils (base of the tongue), tubal (around the opening of the Eustachian tube in the nasopharynx (upper part of cavity behind nose and mouth) and adenoid (high up in throat behind nose).
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • The investigators randomly assigned half of the children with these issues to have their tonsils and adenoids removed, and the other half to undergo ‘watchful waiting’ over a 12 month period.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Lueloff reported in the 1970s on patients who two decades earlier had received radiation treatment for tonsils and adenoids but then, years later, were diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy) and/or adenoids (adenoidectomy) may be recommended.
    — Philly.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The state-of-the-art facility treats a variety of conditions like tonsillitis, removal of adenoids, hand injuries, minor plastic surgery and ophthalmology, and will enable Evelina London to accommodate an additional 2,300 children per year.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023

adenoid

2 of 2 adjective
  • The cause was adenoid cystic carcinoma, a form of cancer, said a son, Chris Mitchell.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 14 June 2019
  • Grunewald, an elite middle-distance runner, has a form of cancer called adenoid cystic carcinoma.
    — Matt Kawahara, sacbee.com, 21 June 2017
  • Not just one diagnosis, but four in eight years, including a rare salivary gland cancer called adenoid cystic carcinoma.
    — Brittany Risher, SELF, 12 May 2018
  • Grunewald was diagnosed in 2009 with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a form of cancer in her salivary gland.
    — Pat Graham, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
  • Her battle began when she was first diagnosed in 2009 with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare form of cancer.
    — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2017
  • Grunewald, known by many in the running world as Gabe, ran with her own scar on her abdomen, a result of surgical treatment for adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare form of cancer.
    — Nick Kelly, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2019
  • Though the precise cause of death is unknown at the present time, in 2009 he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma, which affected his tongue.
    — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Gabriele Anderson Grunewald has died at age 32 after years of fighting adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare salivary gland cancer.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 12 June 2019
  • On Tuesday night, Gabriele Grunewald, known to the running community and far beyond as Gabe, died of complications due to adenoid cystic carcinoma.
    — Tim Layden, SI.com, 11 June 2019
  • Lindberg revealed that in 2023 he was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a cancer that affects the glands, per Cleveland Clinic.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Grunewald was first diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma in 2009 during her college years at the University of Minnesota.
    — Sarah Lorge Butler, Fox News, 22 June 2017
  • Lindberg was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma — a cancer that affects the mouth and palate — in 2023, but only revealed his diagnosis publicly in August.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • One is Gabriele Grunewald, a professional middle-distance runner sponsored by Brooks who is being treated for a rare cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma, but continues to compete.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2018
  • Last month, At the Gates and Lindberg told fans that the singer was diagnosed, in December 2023, with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer that was detected in his mouth.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Grunewald was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) -- an extremely rare cancer usually found in the salivary glands of the head and neck -- in 2009, but still pursued her career in middle distance running.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 12 June 2019

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