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adeno

adeno is the clipping of adenovirus.

adeno is the clipping of adenomyosis.

Meaning of adenovirus

Noun

adenovirus (plural adenoviruses)

  1. Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans

Meaning of adenomyosis

Noun

adenomyosis (uncountable)

  1. A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, often and especially of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium (endometriosis).
    • The consultant suspected adenomyosis after a scan, and advised Sarah to undergo a hysterectomy, which she did a few weeks later. “They said it was the only solution, but they could only confirm I had adenomyosis after I’d had the surgery.”2023 May 23, Jedidajah Otte, “‘I’m glad my symptoms have a name’: three women on their struggles with adenomyosis”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    adeno

Origin of adeno

Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). Compare the suffix adeno-.

Questions about adeno

What is adeno the clipping of?
Adeno is the clipping of adenovirus.

Words near adeno in the dictionary

  1. adenitises
  2. adenium
  3. adeniums
  4. Adeniyi
  5. Adeniyis
  6. adeno
  7. adeno-
  8. adeno-associated
  9. adeno-associated virus
  10. adeno-associated viruses
  11. adenoacanthoma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adeno (page history and authors); adenovirus (page history and authors); adenomyosis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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