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aden/o
aden/o means gland (from the Greek aden, meaning gland).
What does aden/o mean?
The root aden/o means a gland, an organ or structure that makes and releases substances such as hormones. It comes from the Greek word aden. It appears in words about glands and their conditions. For example, an adenoma is a benign tumor of gland tissue, and adenopathy means disease of the glands, often used for swollen lymph nodes. It appears across many body systems.
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What does aden/o mean?
The root aden/o means a gland and comes from Greek.
What is an adenoma?
It is a benign tumor of gland tissue, combining aden/o with -oma.
What does adenopathy mean?
It means disease of a gland, often used for swollen lymph nodes, combining aden/o with -pathy.
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