adenosis

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.

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adenosis - a disorder of the glands of the body gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" hyperparathyroidism - excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) hypoparathyroidism - inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood hyperpituitarism - excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism - a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin adenopathy - a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands) aldosteronism, hyperaldosteronism - a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone Cushing's disease, hyperadrenalism - a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity Cushing's syndrome, hyperadrenocorticism - a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis - an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones hypothyroidism - an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones