adenosarcoma

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

noun, plural ad·e·no·sar·co·mas, ad·e·no·sar·co·ma·ta [ad-n-oh-sahr-koh-muh-tuh] /ˌæd n oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a complex tumor containing both glandular and connective tissues.

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Also called sarcoadenoma.

Origin of adenosarcoma

adeno- + sarcoma

Words nearby adenosarcoma

adenomyosis, adenopathy, adenopharyngitis, adenophlegmon, adenosalpingitis, adenosarcoma, adenosine, adenosine arabinoside, adenosine cyclic monophosphate, adenosine deaminase, adenosine deaminase deficiency
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Medical definitions for adenosarcoma

adenosarcoma
[ ăd′n-ō-sär-kō′mə ]

n.

A malignant tumor arising simultaneously or consecutively in mesodermal tissue and glandular epithelium.
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