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  2. Adenoid - Wikipedia

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    The adenoid is a mass of lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity, in the roof and the posterior wall of the nasopharynx, [1] where the nose blends into the throat. The adenoid, unlike the palatine tonsils, has pseudostratified epithelium. [3] The adenoids are part of the so-called Waldeyer ring of lymphoid tissue which also includes the ...

  3. Adenoid hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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    Adenoid hypertrophy is a characterized by hearing loss, recurrent otitis media, mucopurulent rhinorrhea, chronic mouth breathing, nasal airway obstruction, increased infection susceptibility, and dental malposition. The exact cause of adenoid hypertrophy in children remains unclear, but it is likely linked to immunological responses, hormonal ...

  4. Adenoiditis - Wikipedia

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    Adenoiditis is the inflammation of the adenoid tissue usually caused by an infection. Adenoiditis is treated using medication (antibiotics and/or steroids) or surgical intervention. Adenoiditis may produce cold-like symptoms. However, adenoiditis symptoms often persist for ten or more days, and often include pus -like discharge from nose.

  5. Adenovirus infection - Wikipedia

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    Adenovirus infection is a contagious viral disease, caused by adenoviruses, commonly resulting in a respiratory tract infection. [1][10] Typical symptoms range from those of a common cold, such as nasal congestion, coryza and cough, to difficulty breathing as in pneumonia. [10] Other general symptoms include fever, fatigue, muscle aches ...

  6. Adenoidectomy - Wikipedia

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    Adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoid for reasons which include impaired breathing through the nose, chronic infections, or recurrent earaches. The effectiveness of removing the adenoids in children to improve recurrent nasal symptoms and/or nasal obstruction has not been well studied. [1] The surgery is less commonly performed ...

  7. CYLD cutaneous syndrome - Wikipedia

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    CYLD cutaneous syndrome (CCS) encompasses three rare inherited cutaneous adnexal tumor syndromes: multiple familial trichoepithelioma (MFT1) (also termed epithelioma adenoides cysticum and epithelioma adenoides cysticum of Brooke [1]), Brooke–Spiegler syndrome (BSS), and familial cylindromatosis (FC). [2] Cutaneous adnexal tumors are a large ...

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  9. Unsimulated sex - Wikipedia

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    Unsimulated sex. In the film industry, unsimulated sex is the presentation of sex scenes in which actors genuinely perform the depicted sex acts, rather than simulating them. Although it is ubiquitous in films intended as pornographic, it is very uncommon in other films. [1][2] At one time in the United States, such scenes were restricted by ...