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adenoma

Pronunciation: /ˌadɪˈnəʊmə/
Definition of adenoma

noun (plural adenomas or adenomata /-mətə/)

Medicine
  • a benign tumour formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue.

Derivatives

adenomatous

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek adēn 'gland'

adenoma in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of adenoma in the US English dictionary