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‖ ˈaden Phys. Obs.
Pl. aden-es.
[Gr. ἀδήν, ἀδέν-α, an acorn; a gland.]
A gland.
1653Urquhart Rabelais i. xliv. He cut clean thorough the jugularie veins..even unto the two Adenes, which are throat-kernels. 1706Phillips, Aden (in Anat.) a glandule or kernel in an Animal Body: some also take it for a swelling in the groin, the same as Bubo. 1775Ash, Aden (not used) a glandule, a bubo. |