What Does a Adenosclerosis Mean?

What Does a Adenosclerosis Mean?

Adenosclerosis (ad-eh-noh-skleh-ROH-sis) is the abnormal hardening of a gland (aden/o means gland, and -sclerosis means abnormal hardening).

What does Adenitis mean in medical terms?

Adenitis: Inflammation of a lymph gland. From the aden-, gland + -itis, inflammation.

What does hypertrophy mean in medical terms?

Hypertrophy: Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to the increased size of the constituent cells.

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