- aden-
- combining form
or adeno-
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek adeno-, from aden-, adēn; akin to Old Norse ökkr lump, Latin inguen groin, Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritis
adenitis
adenocarcinoma
2. : glandular andadenoneural
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var. of adeno- before a vowel: adenitis.* * *
aden- /a-dən-/combining formDenoting glandORIGIN: Gr adēn gland• • •adenecˈtomy nounSurgical removal of a glandadenine /adˈən-ēn or adˈən-īn/ nounA substance found in all glandular tissues, one of the four bases in deoxyribonucleic acids, in close association with thymineadenitis /ad-ən-īˈtis/ nounInflammation of glandsadenocarcinoma /-ō-kär-si-nōˈmə/ noun (pl adenocarcinōˈmata or adenocarcinōˈmas)A malignant tumour of glandular origin or gland-like structureadenohypophysis /-ō-hī-pophˈi-sis/ noun (pl adenohypophˈyses /-sēz/)The anterior lobe of the pituitary glandadˈenoid adjective1. Gland-like2. Glandularnoun(usu in pl) glandular tissue at the back of the noseadenoidˈal adjective1. Of adenoids2. Affected by or as if by adenoids (such as a voice)adenoidecˈtomy nounSurgical removal of adenoidsadenōˈma noun (pl adenōˈmata or adenōˈmas)A benign tumour like, or originating in, a glandadenōˈmatous adjectiveadenosine /adˈə-nō-sin, also ə-denˈ/ nounA nucleoside made up of adenine and ribose, one of its compounds being adenosine triphosphate, which is present in all cells and stores energy for muscle contractionadenovīˈrus nounAny of a group of viruses that attack the upper respiratory tract, and may produce malignancy* * *
aden-, adeni-, adeno-combining forms of prec. in Gr., mod.L and Eng.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.