adeniform

adeniform
aden·i·form

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  • Adeniform — A*den i*form, a. [Aden + form.] Shaped like a gland; adenoid. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adeniform — əˈdenəˌfȯrm, ēn adjective Etymology: aden + iform : like a gland * * * adeniform, a. (əˈdɛnɪfɔːm, ˈædɪnɪfɔːm) [ad. mod.L. adeni formis, f. aden + form.] Having the form or appearance of a gland; adenoid. Mayne Exp …   Useful english dictionary

  • adeniform — adj. [Gr. aden, gland; L. forma, shape] Glandlike; resembling the shape of a gland …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • adeniform — adjective Shaped like a gland; adenoid …   Wiktionary

  • adeniform — SYN: adenoid (1). * * * aden·i·form ə den ə .fȯrm, dēn adj resembling a gland * * * aden·i·form (ə denґĭ form) [aden + form] adenoid (def. 2) …   Medical dictionary

  • adeniform — shaped like a gland Shapes and Resemblance …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • adeniform —   a. gland shaped …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • adenoid — 1. Glandlike; of glandular appearance. SYN: adeniform. 2. See pharyngeal tonsil. [adeno + G. eidos, appearance] * * * ad·e·noid ad ən .ȯid, ad .nȯid adj 1) of, like, or relating to glands or glandular tissue esp like or belonging to lymphoid… …   Medical dictionary

  • Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes …   Phrontistery dictionary

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