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a. [ Aden- + -form. ] Shaped like a gland; adenoid. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Aden- + -itis. ] (Med.) Glandular inflammation. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Aden- + -itis. ] (Med.) Glandular inflammation. Dunglison. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

or . [ Gr. 'adh`n, 'ade`nos, gland. ] Combining forms of the Greek word for gland; -- used in words relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to adenography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Adeno- + -graphy. ] That part of anatomy which describes the glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. (Med.) Of or relating to a gland. [ AS ]

2. (Med.) Pertaining to adenoids{ 2 }. Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary. [ AS ]

n. 1. (Med.) Lymphoid tissue in the roof of the nasopharynx; -- often in the pl. Stedman 25. [ AS ]

2. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of adenoid{ 1 } tissue; -- usually in pl. AS [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]