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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
2. 2
   a disorder of the glands of the body wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gland diseaseglandular diseaseglandular diseaseglandular disorder

Etymology

From aden- + -osis.

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