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Adeno- Words: “blennadenitis” to “thyroadenitis”, 
Part 2 of 2.
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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