Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anadenia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anade-nia
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insufficiency or lack of glands, especially those of the gastrointestinal system.

Example Sentences

"I have convinced myself in the postmortem room that many persons dying with the diagnosis of senile decay present extensive anadenia, generally combined with dilatation of the stomach."
"From the above it is apparent that the clinical picture of achylia gastrica does not suffice to establish the diagnosis of anadenia ventriculi."
"In anadenia there is an increase of the connective tissue accompanied by round cell infiltration, and a consequent choking up of the glands of the stomach, ending in loss of secretion of free HCl and other products"

Etymology

From an- + -adenia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: an
Suffix: adenia

Questions

What does anadenia mean?: Insufficiency or lack of glands, especially those of the gastrointestinal system.
Where does anadenia come from?: From an- + -adenia.

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