adenosis

[ad-n-oh-sis]

ad·e·no·sis

[ad-n-oh-sis]
noun Pathology.
1.
abnormal development or enlargement of glandular tissue.
2.
any disease of a gland.

Origin:
aden- + -osis
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adenosis ad·e·no·sis (ād'n-ō'sĭs)
n. pl. ad·e·no·ses (-sēz')
A disease of a gland, especially one marked by the abnormal formation or enlargement of glandular tissue.

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