Etymology

adenocystic

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Ancient Greek ἀδήν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκύστις“bladder”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀδήν“gland”
  3. English todayadenocystic

From adeno- + cystic, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) and Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀδήν all →

adeninelymphadenopathyadeniformadeno-maschaladenitissialadenoncus

Ancient Greekκύστις all →

cysticcystcystinecystocelecysticercuscystocarp

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