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adenotonsillar en · ADJ

Etymology

From adeno- + tonsillar.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to the adenoids and tonsils, especially to adenoiditis and tonsillitis
    • Although adenotonsillar hypertrophy has, historically, been the predominant OSA risk factor in children, recent data show that BMI represents a new, important risk factor, with OSA risk increased by a factor of 3.5 for each standard deviation increase in BMI z-score [ 56 ]. 2015 July 14, Leon M. Straker et al., “Rationale, design and methods for the 22 year follow-up of the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study”, in BMC Public Health, volume 15, →DOI: