adenoma

[ad-n-oh-muh]

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.

Origin of adenoma

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

Related formsad·e·nom·a·tous

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

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Examples from the Web for adenoma

Historical Examples of adenoma

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

British Dictionary definitions for adenoma

adenoma

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue

a tumour having a glandlike structure

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Medicine definitions for adenoma

adenoma

[ăd′n-ō′mə]

n. pl. ad•e•no•mas

A benign epithelial tumor having a glandular origin and structure.