Fibro-adenia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The growth of fibrous tissue on a gland. countable, uncountable

    "In disease of the spleen, especially Banti's disease or fibro-adenia of the spleen, the increase of leukocytes is absent or slight, with no relative lymphocytosis."

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"In disease of the spleen, especially Banti's disease or fibro-adenia of the spleen, the increase of leukocytes is absent or slight, with no relative lymphocytosis."

Etymology

From fibro- + -adenia.

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