adeno- combining form ['adɪnǝʊ] of Greek adēn gland: see -O-. Before a vowel aden-.

■ adenocarci'noma noun, pl. -mas, -mata [-mǝtǝ], Medicine a malignant epithelial tumour of glandular form L19.

■ adenohy'pophysis noun, pl. -physes [-fɪsi:z], Anatomy the anterior lobe of the hypophysis (pituitary gland) M20.

■ ade'noma noun, pl. -mas, -mata [-mǝtǝ], Medicine a benign epithelial tumour of glandular form L19.

■ ade'nomatous adjective pertaining to or resembling an adenoma L19.

■ adeno'virus noun (Medicine) any of a class of viruses (the first examples of which were discovered in adenoid tissue), most of which cause respiratory diseases M20.

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