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adenology

American  
[ad-n-ol-uh-jee] / ˌæd nˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. the branch of medicine dealing with the development, structure, function, and diseases of glands.

Other Word Forms

  • adenological adjective

Etymology

Origin of adenology

First recorded in 1745–55; adeno- + -logy

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