Adenose

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Related to glands. not-comparable, rare

    "Another pathologic entity which may present a growth toward the inside of the galactophorous duct is the adenose growth associated with chronic cystic mastopathia. It represents a type of epithelial intracanalicular hyperplasia that may occur in a woman from 30 to 40 years of age."

Synonyms

All synonyms
adenousglandulous

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"Another pathologic entity which may present a growth toward the inside of the galactophorous duct is the adenose growth associated with chronic cystic mastopathia. It represents a type of epithelial intracanalicular hyperplasia that may occur in a woman from 30 to 40 years of age."

Etymology

From adeno- + -ose.

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