adenocarcinoma
[ ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh ]
/ ˌæd n oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə /
noun, plural ad·e·no·car·ci·no·mas, ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma·ta [ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh-tuh] /ˌæd n oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
a malignant tumor arising from secretory epithelium.
a malignant tumor of glandlike structure.
OTHER WORDS FROM adenocarcinoma
ad·e·no·car·ci·nom·a·tous [ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-nom-uh-tuh s, -noh-muh-] /ˌæd n oʊˌkɑr səˈnɒm ə təs, -ˈnoʊ mə-/, adjectiveWords nearby adenocarcinoma
adenization,
adeno-,
adenoacanthoma,
adenoameloblastoma,
adenoblast,
adenocarcinoma,
adenocellulitis,
adenochondroma,
adenocystoma,
adenodynia,
adenofibroma
British Dictionary definitions for adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinoma
/ (ˌædɪnəʊˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə) /
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue
a malignant tumour with a glandlike structure
Medical definitions for adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinoma
[ ăd′n-ō-kär′sə-nō′mə ]
n.
A malignant tumor originating in the epithelial cells of glandular tissue and forming glandular structures.