adenoma
[ ad-n-oh-muh ]
/ ˌæd nˈoʊ mə /
noun, plural ad·e·no·mas, ad·e·no·ma·ta [ad-n-oh-muh-tuh] /ˌæd nˈoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
a benign tumor of glandlike structure.
OTHER WORDS FROM adenoma
ad·e·nom·a·tous [ad-n-om-uh-tuh s, -oh-muh-] /ˌæd nˈɒm ə təs, -ˈoʊ mə-/, adjectiveWords nearby adenoma
Example sentences from the Web for adenoma
The innocent forms are the papilloma and the adenoma; the malignant, the carcinoma or cancer.
Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesAs it resembles an adenoma in structure it is sometimes described as a malignant adenoma.
Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for adenoma
adenoma
/ (ˌædɪˈnəʊmə) /
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue
a tumour having a glandlike structure
Medical definitions for adenoma
adenoma
[ ăd′n-ō′mə ]
n. pl. ad•e•no•mas
A benign epithelial tumor having a glandular origin and structure.