adeno
English
Etymology
Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). Compare the suffix adeno-.
Noun
adeno (uncountable)
- (medicine, informal) Clipping of adenovirus.
- adeno infection
- (pathology, informal) Clipping of adenomyosis.
- 2020 April 25, Phil Lutton, “'I'm so lucky': Olympic star tells of cervical cancer scare”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:
- "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.
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