adeno-, aden-, adeni-

Severe inflammation of the salivary and lacrimal glands in rats, caused by a coronavirus.

Characteristics include exophthalmos, facial swelling, and redness around the eyes. It is usually self-limiting, but severe forms can lead to blindness.

1. Inflammation of the sweat glands; also, hidradenitis.
2. A funiculus (small structure resembling a cord) beginning in the coil of a sweat gland.

Spiro-, "coil" + aden, "gland" + -itis, "inflammation".

A benign tumor of sweat glands, especially of the coil portion (from speira, "coil" + adenoma, "benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue").

Relating to the sweat glands.

Inflammation of the tarsal borders of the eyelids and meibomian glands.

Inflammation of the thyroid gland; thyroiditis.