The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀδήν“gland”
- English todayadeno
Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). Compare the prefix adeno-.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἀδήν all →
adeninelymphadenopathyadeniformadeno-adenocysticmaschaladenitissialadenoncus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.