The process of gland formation and development, especially during embryonic growth.
From Greek 'aden' (gland) + 'genesis' (origin, creation, development). This embryological term emerged in the late 19th century as scientists began studying how glands form and differentiate from simpler tissue layers during fetal development.
Adenogenesis is developmental biology's story of specialization—simple embryonic tissue 'decides' to become a gland through a process of folding, invagination, and cell differentiation, and when this process goes wrong, you get glandular malformations or even cancer.
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