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adenoma
[ ad-n-oh-muh ]
noun
, Pathology.
, plural ad·e·no·mas, ad·e·no·ma·ta [ad-n-, oh, -m, uh, -t, uh].
- a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- a benign tumor of glandlike structure.
adenoma
/ ˌædɪˈnəʊmə /
noun
- a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue
- a tumour having a glandlike structure
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Other Words From
- ad·e·nom·a·tous [ad-n-, om, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, oh, -m, uh, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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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