Adenoma

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  • noun. A benign epithelial tumor having a glandular origin and structure.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A tumor presenting the characteristics of the gland from which it springs; a tumor originating in a gland, and presenting the general character of racemose or of tubular glands. Also called adenocele.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A benign tumor of a glandlike structure; morbid enlargement of a gland.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
    • Word Usage
    "If another mutation allows this ensemble of cheats to grow, it could give rise to what is called an adenoma."
    Form
    adenomatoid  adenomatous  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adenomas  adenylate  amoebiasis  atrophy  carcinoma  
    variant
    adenomata  
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