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Meaning of ADENOMA

Pronunciation:  `ad'nowmu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin
 
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 See Also: benign tumor, benign tumour, fibroadenoma, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumout

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ad`e*no"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-mata}. [NL.; adeno- + -oma.]
(Med.)
A benign tumor of a glandlike structure; morbid enlargement
of a gland. -- {Ad`e*nom"a*tous}, a.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: benign growth starting in the glandular tissue.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A benign tumor that develops from glandular tissue.
 

 

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