αδένας

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈðe.nas/

Noun

αδένας • (adénas) m (plural αδένες)

1. (medicine, biology, anatomy) gland

Declension

Declension of αδένας

	singular	plural
nominative	αδένας •	αδένες •
genitive	αδένα •	αδένων •
accusative	αδένα •	αδένες •
vocative	αδένα •	αδένες •

Derived terms

• αδενικός (adenikós, “glandular”)
• αδενίτιδα f (adenítida, “adenitis”)
• αδενοειδής (adenoeidís, “glandular, adenoid”)
• αδενοπάθεια f (adenopátheia, “glandular fever”)
• ενδοκρινής αδένας m (endokrinís adénas, “endocrine gland”)

Further reading

• αδένας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el