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adenoma

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. adenoma (noun)
  2. familial adenomatous polyposis (noun)

ad·e·no·ma

noun \ˌa-də-ˈnō-mə\
plural ad·e·no·mas also ad·e·no·ma·ta\-mə-tə\

Definition of ADENOMA

: a benign tumor of a glandular structure or of glandular origin
— ad·e·no·ma·tous \-mə-təs\ adjective

Origin of ADENOMA

New Latin adenomat-, adenoma
First Known Use: 1870

Rhymes with ADENOMA

carcinoma, granuloma, hematoma, melanoma, myeloma, Oklahoma, papilloma, teratoma, tokonoma

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