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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of adenosarcoma

adeno- + sarcoma

Also called sarcoadenoma.

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Medicine 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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