incidentaloma
Americannoun
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incidentalomas,
plural
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incidentalomata
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of incidentaloma
First recorded in 1980–85; incidental + -oma
Example Sentences
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Routine heart scans of tens of thousands of people would uncover a “not negligible” number of incidentalomas, Dr. Libby said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
One problem with the scans is what doctors call incidentalomas — unexpected incidental findings, like lung nodules.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
But researchers and ethicists are still discussing what to do with the inevitable genetic incidentalomas.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2012
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