What does aden mean in medical terms?

aden

Meaning: gland

Type: Word root · Body system: Hormones & Glands

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what aden means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using aden

adenoma
aden (gland) + -oma (tumor, mass) = a mass of glandular tissue
adenopathy
aden (gland) + -pathy (disease) = disease of glands

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.