aden- /a-dən-/

Denoting gland

adenecˈtomy noun

Surgical removal of a gland

adenine /adˈən-ēn or adˈən-īn/ noun

A substance found in all glandular tissues, one of the four bases in deoxyribonucleic acids, in close association with thymine

adenitis /ad-ən-īˈtis/ noun

Inflammation of glands

adenocarcinoma /-ō-kär-si-nōˈmə/ noun (pl adenocarcinōˈmata or adenocarcinōˈmas)

A malignant tumour of glandular origin or gland-like structure

adenohypophysis /-ō-hī-pophˈi-sis/ noun (pl adenohypophˈyses /-sēz/)

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

adˈenoid adjective

1. Gland-like
2. Glandular

(usu in pl) glandular tissue at the back of the nose

adenoidˈal adjective

1. Of adenoids
2. Affected by or as if by adenoids (such as a voice)

adenoidecˈtomy noun

Surgical removal of adenoids

adenōˈma noun (pl adenōˈmata or adenōˈmas)

A benign tumour like, or originating in, a gland

adenōˈmatous adjective

adenosine /adˈə-nō-sin, also ə-denˈ/ noun

A nucleoside made up of adenine and ribose, one of its compounds being adenosine triphosphate, which is present in all cells and stores energy for muscle contraction

adenovīˈrus noun

Any of a group of viruses that attack the upper respiratory tract, and may produce malignancy

• non-flowering
• non-forfeiting
• non-fulfilment
• non-functional
• nong
• non-governmental
• non-gremial
• non-gremials
• nongs
• non-harmonic
• non-hero
• non-heroes
• non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
• non-homologous
• non-human
• noni
• nonillion
• nonillions
• nonillionth
• non-infectious
• non-inflammable
• non-insulin-dependent
• non-intervention
• non-interventionist
• non-intrusion