adenitis

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US/ædəˈnaɪtɪs/

noun

Glandular inflammation.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounadenitis (countable and uncountable, plural adenitises or adenitides)

plural adenitises · plural adenitides

  1. countableuncountablemedicineGlandular inflammation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀδήν (adḗn)
  2. Englishadeno-
  3. Englishadenitis

From adeno- + -itis.

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Translations

Catalan adenitis
  • adenitisglandular inflammation
Dutch adenitis
  • adenitisglandular inflammation
Esperanto adenito
  • adenitoglandular inflammation
Finnish rauhastulehdus, adeniitti
  • rauhastulehdusglandular inflammation
  • adeniittiglandular inflammation
Greek αδενίτιδα
  • αδενίτιδα (adenítida)glandular inflammation
Indonesian adenitis
  • adenitisglandular inflammation
Italian adenite
  • adeniteglandular inflammation
Malay radang kelenjar, adenitis
  • radang kelenjarglandular inflammation
  • adenitisglandular inflammation
Portuguese adenite
  • adeniteglandular inflammation
Romanian adenită
  • adenităglandular inflammation
Spanish adenitis
  • adenitisglandular inflammation
Swedish körtelinflammation
  • körtelinflammationglandular inflammation
Turkish ak kan yangısı
  • ak kan yangısıglandular inflammation

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

adenitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenitis

MLA

“adenitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adenitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenitis.

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