Adenoma
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
a benign tumor of glandlike structure.
historical examples
the innocent forms are the papilloma and the adenoma; the malignant, the carcinoma or cancer.
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as it resembles an adenoma in structure it is sometimes described as a malignant adenoma.
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noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə)
a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue
a tumour having a glandlike structure
adenoma ad·e·no·ma (ād’n-ō’mə)
n. pl. ad·e·no·mas or ad·e·no·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
a benign epithelial tumor having a glandular origin and structure.
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