αδένας

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈðe.nas/

Noun

αδένας • (adénas) m (plural αδένες)

(medicine, biology, anatomy) gland

Declension

declension of αδένας

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αδένας •	αδένες •
genitive	αδένα •	αδένων •
accusative	αδένα •	αδένες •
vocative	αδένα •	αδένες •

Derived terms

αδενικός (adenikós, “glandular”)
αδενίτιδα f (adenítida, “adenitis”)
αδενοειδής (adenoeidís, “glandular, adenoid”)
αδενοπάθεια f (adenopátheia, “glandular fever”)
ενδοκρινής αδένας m (endokrinís adénas, “endocrine gland”)

Further reading

αδένας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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