ADENOID • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Adenoid

... recognizing the importance of having the minor aural lesions promptly and properly cared for. This being the case, it is no longer possible for children in the public schools to continue their studies when suffering from diseased tonsils and enlarged adenoid vegetations. From this cause alone, many cases of impairment of hearing which usually occur later in life will be prevented in the future". By Dr. E. A. Crockett, of Harvard University, it is believed ...

— The Deaf - Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their - Education in the United States • Harry Best