adenology

[ ad-n-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌæd nˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

the branch of medicine dealing with the development, structure, function, and diseases of glands.

Origin of adenology

First recorded in 1745–55; adeno- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM adenology

ad·en·o·log·i·cal [ad-n-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌæd n əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective

Words nearby adenology

adenoidectomy, adenoiditis, adenoids, adenolipoma, adenolipomatosis, adenology, adenolymphocele, adenolymphoma, adenolysis, adenoma, adenoma sebaceum