adenology

[ ad-n-ol-uh-jee ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

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

Other Words From

• ad·en·o·log·i·cal [ad-n-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adenology¹

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