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adeno en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable) Clipping of adenovirus.
    alt of adenovirus
    • adeno infection
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable) Clipping of adenomyosis.
    • "I went back to surgery to get two mirena [an hormonal intrauterine device] inserted to treat my adeno," she said. "What followed was three months of pain and illness and discomfort. I think I vomited every day, pretty much. 2020 April 25, Phil Lutton, “'I'm so lucky': Olympic star tells of cervical cancer scare”, in The Sydney Morning Herald: