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

1. : gland : glandular

adenitis

adenocarcinoma

2. : glandular and

adenoneural

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var. of adeno- before a vowel: adenitis.

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aden- /a-dən-/

combining form

Denoting gland

ORIGIN: Gr adēn gland

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adenecˈtomy noun

Surgical removal of a gland

adenine /adˈən-ēn or adˈən-īn/ noun

A substance found in all glandular tissues, one of the four bases in deoxyribonucleic acids, in close association with thymine

adenitis /ad-ən-īˈtis/ noun

Inflammation of glands

adenocarcinoma /-ō-kär-si-nōˈmə/ noun (pl adenocarcinōˈmata or adenocarcinōˈmas)

A malignant tumour of glandular origin or gland-like structure

adenohypophysis /-ō-hī-pophˈi-sis/ noun (pl adenohypophˈyses /-sēz/)

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

adˈenoid adjective

1. Gland-like

2. Glandular

noun

(usu in pl) glandular tissue at the back of the nose

adenoidˈal adjective

1. Of adenoids

2. Affected by or as if by adenoids (such as a voice)

adenoidecˈtomy noun

Surgical removal of adenoids

adenōˈma noun (pl adenōˈmata or adenōˈmas)

A benign tumour like, or originating in, a gland

adenōˈmatous adjective

adenosine /adˈə-nō-sin, also ə-denˈ/ noun

A 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 contraction

adenovīˈrus noun

Any of a group of viruses that attack the upper respiratory tract, and may produce malignancy

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aden-, adeni-, adeno-

combining forms of prec. in Gr., mod.L and Eng.