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adenosis
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adenosis /ad·e·no·sis/ (ad″ĕ-no´sis)
1. any disease of the glands.
2. the abnormal development of glandular tissue.
mammary sclerosing adenosis , sclerosing adenosis of breast a form of disease of the breast characterized by multiple firm tender nodules, fibrous tissue, mastodynia, and sometimes small cysts.
ad·e·no·sis (dn-ss)
n. pl. ad·e·no·ses (-sz)
A disease of a gland, especially one marked by the abnormal formation or enlargement of glandular tissue.
adenosis
[ad′ənō′sis]
1 any disease of the glands, especially a lymphatic gland.
2 an abnormal development or enlargement of glandular tissue.
adenosis
1. any disease of a gland.
2. abnormal development of a gland.
adenosis
Breast Any hyperplastic process that primarily involves the glands of the breast. See Blunt duct adenosis, Sclerosing adenosis.


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