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adenosis

[ ad-n-oh-sis ]
/ ˌæd nˈoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

abnormal development or enlargement of glandular tissue.
any disease of a gland.

Nearby words

  1. adenosine diphosphate,
  2. adenosine monophosphate,
  3. adenosine phosphate,
  4. adenosine triphosphatase,
  5. adenosine triphosphate,
  6. adenotomy,
  7. adenotonsillectomy,
  8. adenoviridae,
  9. adenovirus,
  10. adenyl

Origin of adenosis

aden- + -osis
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Medicine definitions for adenosis

adenosis

[ ăd′n-ō′sĭs ]

n. pl. ad•e•no•ses (-sēz′)

A disease of a gland, especially one marked by the abnormal formation or enlargement of glandular tissue.
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