Originating from or produced by glandular tissue.
From Greek 'aden' (gland) + '-genous' (producing, creating, derived from). This medical adjective emerged in the 19th century to indicate that a condition, substance, or disease originates specifically from glandular tissue rather than other sources.
When doctors say something is adenogenous, they're pointing a diagnostic finger—they're saying the problem comes from the glands themselves, not from infection, injury, or external causes, which completely changes how they treat it.
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