Relating to adenology, the study of glands and their diseases.
From Greek adeno- 'gland' + -logic (from -logy 'study of') + -al 'relating to'. Formed as a descriptive adjective from the noun adenology.
Adenological research was crucial to understanding immune function—studying gland and lymphoid tissue diseases taught us how the immune system actually works, which transformed medicine in the 20th century!
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