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Adeno-
Prefix referring to a gland, as in adenoma and adenopathy. From the Greek aden meaning originally 'an acorn' and later 'a gland' in the form of an acorn. Before a vowel, adeno- becomes aden-, as in adenitis (inflammation of a gland)
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