adenoma

[ ad-n-oh-muh ]

/ ˌæd nˈoʊ mə /

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noun, plural ad·e·no·mas, ad·e·no·ma·ta

[ad-n-oh-muh-tuh]. /ˌæd nˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.

a benign tumor of glandlike structure.

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Origin of adenoma

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at aden-, -oma

OTHER WORDS FROM adenoma

ad·e·nom·a·tous

[ad-n-om-uh-tuhs, -oh-muh-], /ˌæd nˈɒm ə təs, -ˈoʊ mə-/, adjective

Words nearby adenoma

adenoidal, adenoidectomy, adenoiditis, adenoids, adenology, adenoma, adenopathy, adenosarcoma, adenosine, adenosine cyclic monophosphate, adenosine deaminase

How to use adenoma in a sentence

One standard is the adenoma detection rate, the number of colonoscopies that turn up a precancerous polyp, or adenoma, divided by the number of colonoscopies performed over a period of time.
A study questioning colonoscopy screening’s benefits has big caveats|Aimee Cunningham|October 21, 2022|Science News
The innocent forms are the papilloma and the adenoma; the malignant, the carcinoma or cancer.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
As it resembles an adenoma in structure it is sometimes described as a malignant adenoma.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
It is to be noted that there are no toxic symptoms in cystic adenoma.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Epithelioma of the scalp may originate in relation to a wart, an ulcerated wen or sebaceous adenoma, or the cicatrix of a burn.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for adenoma

adenoma

/ (ˌædɪˈnəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue

a tumour having a glandlike structure

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