| adenine | (noun) (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA | Synonyms: A |
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| adenitis | (noun) inflammation of a gland or lymph node | - |
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| adenocarcinoma | (noun) malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium | Synonyms: glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma |
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| adenohypophysis | (noun) the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature | Synonyms: anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland |
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| adenoid | (noun) a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) | Synonyms: Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis |
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| adenoidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy | - |
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| adenoma | (noun) a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin | - |
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| adenomegaly | (noun) gland enlargement | - |
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| adenomyosarcoma | (noun) malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass | Synonyms: embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, Wilms tumour |
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| adenomyosis | (noun) the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea | Synonyms: endometriosis |
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| adenopathy | (noun) a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands) | - |
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| adenosine | (noun) (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP | - |
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| adenosis | (noun) a disorder of the glands of the body | Synonyms: gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder |
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| adenovirus | (noun) any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye | - |
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| broadening | (noun) the action of making broader | - |
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| (noun) the act of making something wider | Synonyms: widening |
| (noun) an increase in width | Synonyms: widening |
| cadence | (noun) a recurrent rhythmical series | Synonyms: cadency |
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| (noun) the close of a musical section | - |
| (noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | Synonyms: beat, measure, meter, metre |
| cadency | (noun) a recurrent rhythmical series | Synonyms: cadence |
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| cadenza | (noun) a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music | - |
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| caladenia | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia | - |
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| deadening | (noun) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | Synonyms: constipation, impairment, stultification |
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| decadence | (noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | Synonyms: decadency, degeneracy, degeneration |
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| decadency | (noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | Synonyms: decadence, degeneracy, degeneration |
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| decadent | (noun) a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) | - |
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| deoxyadenosine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose | - |
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| fibroadenoma | (noun) benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen | - |
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| lymphadenitis | (noun) inflammation of lymph nodes | - |
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| lymphadenoma | (noun) an abnormally enlarged lymph node | - |
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| lymphadenopathy | (noun) chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease) | - |
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| menhaden | (noun) shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer | Synonyms: Brevoortia tyrannis |
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| sialadenitis | (noun) inflammation of the salivary glands | - |
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| zigadene | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous | Synonyms: death camas |
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