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spiradenitis (s) (noun), spiradenititses; spiradentitides (pl)
1. Inflammation of the sweat glands: A spiradenitis is the swelling and painfulness of a cordlike structure which has its origin in the coil of a sweat gland.
2. Etymology: a small structure resembling a cord beginning in the coil of a sweat gland; from Greek speria-, "coil" + aden, "gland" + -itis, "inflammation".
This entry is located in the following units: adeno-, aden-, adeni- (page 8) spiro-, spir-, spiri- (page 1)