A condition characterized by enlarged or abnormal adenoids that cause symptoms like breathing problems, snoring, or nasal obstruction.
From adenoid (Greek adeno- 'gland' + -oid 'resembling') + -ism (denoting a condition or disease state). Emerged as medical terminology in the late 19th century.
Adenoidism perfectly captures how medical language creates names for symptom clusters—it's not one specific disease but rather a whole collection of problems caused by problematic adenoids, similar to how 'alcoholism' names a pattern rather than a single ailment.
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