incidentaloma
noun
an abnormal lesion or tumor detected by chance during a medical imaging test, physical examination, or surgery.
incidentalomas
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pluralof incidentaloma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One problem with the scans is what doctors call incidentalomas — unexpected incidental findings, like lung nodules.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
Routine heart scans of tens of thousands of people would uncover a “not negligible” number of incidentalomas, Dr. Libby said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
But researchers and ethicists are still discussing what to do with the inevitable genetic incidentalomas.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2012
