adenocarcinoma

noun

ad·​e·​no·​car·​ci·​no·​ma ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə 

: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium

adenocarcinomatous

ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə-təs 

adjective

Examples of adenocarcinoma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, found that appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) diagnoses have more than tripled in those born around 1980 and quadrupled in those born around 1985. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025

Her diagnosis: terminal, stage 4 gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma and peritoneal cancer. —Carissa Talmage, People.com, 2 May 2025

These include adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, breast, colon/rectum, uterus, gallbladder, upper stomach, kidneys, liver, ovaries, pancreas, thyroid, meningioma, and multiple myeloma. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025

Rathbun had been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic adenocarcinoma in December 2024, according to the outlet. —Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 22 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Adenocarcinome, from adeno- adeno- + Carcinome carcinoma

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adenocarcinoma

• choriocarcinoma
• pheochromocytoma
• ambystoma
• atheroma
• carcinoma
• coloboma
• granuloma
• haematoma
• hamartoma
• hemangioma
• hematoma
• hepatoma

Medical Definition

adenocarcinoma

noun

ad·​e·​no·​car·​ci·​no·​ma -ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə 

plural adenocarcinomas also adenocarcinomata -mət-ə 

: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium

adenocarcinomatous

-mət-əs 

adjective