adeno-, aden-, adeni-

(Greek: gland(s), glandular [from “acorn”])

periadenitis

Inflammation of the tissues surrounding or around gland.

polyadenitis

Inflammation (adenitis) of several or many glands; especially with reference to the cervical group.

polyadenopathy, polyadenosis

Adenopathy affecting many lymph nodes.

polyadenous

Pertaining to or involving many glands.

poradenitis

Inflammation of lymph nodes with formation of small abscesses.

scleradenitis

sialaden

A salivary gland.

sialadenectomy

Excision of any one of the salivary glands, usually one of the major salivary glands, particularly the parotid and submandibular glands.

sialadenitis, sialoadenitis

Inflammation of a salivary gland or glands; also, sialitis.

Chronic nonspecific sialadenitis consists of a chronic inflammatory swelling of a major salivary gland, often characterized by recurrent exacerbations. It is sometimes the result of infection secondary to duct obstruction, for instance by a calculus.

sialadenography

Radiography of the salivary glands after the instillation of opaque contrast medium into the ducts. Also called: sialangiography, sialoadenography, sialoangiography, and ptyalograpy.

sialadenosis

A disease of the salivary gland.

sialadenotomy

1. Incision into a salivary gland which may be performed to drain an abscess or to remove a calculus.
2. Excision of any one of the salivary glands, usually one of the major salivary glands, particularly the parotid and submandibular glands; also, sialoadenectomy.

sialadenotropic

1. Having an influence on the salivary glands.
2. Having an affinity for the salivary glands.

sialoadenectomy

Excision of a salivary gland.

sialoadenotomy

Incision of a salivary gland.