adeno
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 5
Definition of adeno
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable)Clipping of adenovirus.
“adeno infection”
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noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable)Clipping of adenovirus.
“adeno infection”
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable)Clipping of adenomyosis.
“"I went back to surgery to get two mirena [an hormonal intrauterine device] inserted to treat my adeno," she said. "What followed was three months of pain and illness and discomfort. I think I vomited every day, pretty much.”
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Etymology
Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). Compare the suffix adeno-.
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