Adeno- Words: “blennadenitis” to “thyroadenitis”,
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adeno-, aden-, adeni- (Greek: gland(s), glandular [from “acorn”]).
blennadenitis:
Inflammation of the mucous glands.
dacryoadenalgia:
Pain in the lacrimal (tear, TEER) gland; also dacryadenalgia.
dacryoadenectomy:
An operation to cut out a lacrinal (tear, TEER) gland.
dacryoadenitis:
Inflammation of the lacrimal (tear) gland.
enteraden:
Any intestinal gland.
enteradenitis:
Inflammation of the intestinal glands.
enteradenography:
A written description of the intestinal glands.
enteradenology:
An account of the intestinal glands.
gastradenitis, gastroadenitis:
Inflammation of the glands of the stomach.
heteradenic:
Of glandular structure, but occurring in a prprart normally devoid of glands.
hidradenitis, hidroadenitis, hydradenitis, spiradenitis:
Inflammation of the sweat glands.
hyperadenosis:
Glandular enlargement, especially of the lymphatic glands.
hypoadenia, hypadenia:
Any deficiency in the function of a glandular organ or tissue.
lymphadenitis:
Inflammation of a lymph node or lymph nodes.
lymphadenoid:
Relating to, or resembling, or derived from a lymph node.
lymphadenoma:
An enlarged lymph node.
lymphadenopathy:
Any disease process affecting a lymph node or lymph nodes.
macroadenoma:
A pituitary adenoma larger than ten mm in diameter.
maschaladenitis:
Inflammation of the axillary glands.
mastadenoma:
An adenoma of the breast.
microadenoma:
A pituitary adenoma less than 10 mm in diameter.
nephradenoma:
Adenoma of the kidney.
paradenitis:
Inflammation of the tissues adjacent to a gland; inflammation around a lymphatic gland.
periadenitis:
Inflammation of the tissues surrounding a gland.
polyadenitis:
Inflammation of several or many glands, especially with reference to the cervical group.
polyadenopathy, polyadenosis:
Adenopathy affecting many lymph nodes.
polyadenous:
Pertaining to or involving many glands.
sialaden:
A salivary gland.
sialadenitis, sialoadenitis:
Inflammation of the salivary gland.
sialadenosis:
A disease of the salivary gland.
sialadenotropic:
Having an influence on the salivary glands.
sialoadenectomy:
Excision of a salivary gland.
sialoadenotomy:
Incision of a salivary gland.
spiradenitis:
Inflammation of the sweat glands; hidradenitis.
spiradenoma:
A benign tumor of sweat glands.
syringadenosus:
Relating to the sweat glands.
tetradenous:
Inflammation of the tarsal borders of the eyelids and meibomian glands.
thyroadenitis:
Inflammation of the thyroid gland; thyroiditis.
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