adenoma
noun
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
adenomas
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pluralof adenoma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Serrated adenomas, on the other hand, are associated with a different type of stem-like cell with fetal characteristics that appears mysteriously at the tops of the crypts.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
The characteristic top-side stem cells on serrated adenomas only arise after the normal stem cells at the bottom of the crypt die, throwing the structure of the entire crypt into disarray.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
But taking vitamin D, calcium, both or neither resulted in no significant difference in the number of adenomas found.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2015
All participants had recently had precancerous colon polyps, also called adenomas, removed from their colon.
From US News ● Oct. 14, 2015
In the substance of such glands as the mamma, parotid, thyreoid, and prostate, adenomas are met with as encapsulated tumours.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
