adenoma

[ ad-n-oh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural ad·e·no·mas, ad·e·no·ma·ta [ad-n-, oh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
2. a benign tumor of glandlike structure.

adenoma

/ ˌædɪˈnəʊmə /

noun

1. a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue
2. a tumour having a glandlike structure

Other Words From

• ad·e·nom·a·tous [ad-n-, om, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, oh, -m, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adenoma¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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The innocent forms are the papilloma and the adenoma; the malignant, the carcinoma or cancer.

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As it resembles an adenoma in structure it is sometimes described as a malignant adenoma.

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It is to be noted that there are no toxic symptoms in cystic adenoma.

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Epithelioma of the scalp may originate in relation to a wart, an ulcerated wen or sebaceous adenoma, or the cicatrix of a burn.

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