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adenosarcoma

American  
[ad-n-oh-sahr-koh-muh] / ˌæd n oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

PLURAL

adenosarcomas, adenosarcomata

  1. a complex tumor containing both glandular and connective tissues.

Etymology

Origin of adenosarcoma

adeno- + sarcoma

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And then he was diagnosed with adenosarcoma and we all thought if anyone could get the better of this disease it would be him, and for a little while he did.

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