adenosis

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noun

Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.

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Meanings

nounadenosis (plural adenoses)

plural adenoses

  1. medicineBenign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna disorder of the glands of the body

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glandular diseasegland diseaseglandular disorder
Broader
disorderupset

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From aden- + -osis.

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Translations

Finnish adenoosi
  • adenoosibenign swelling of lymph glands
Indonesian adenosis
  • adenosisbenign swelling of lymph glands
Portuguese adenose
  • adenosebenign swelling of lymph glands
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adenosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenosis.

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