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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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OTHER WORDS FROM adenoma
ad·e·nom·a·tous [ad-n-om-uh-tuhs, -oh-muh-], /ˌæd nˈɒm ə təs, -ˈoʊ mə-/, adjectiveWords nearby adenoma
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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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