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adenoma definition

ad·eno·ma (ad′'n ō′mə)

noun

a benign tumor of glandular origin or with a glandlike cell arrangement

Etymology: aden(o)- + -oma

Related Forms:

  • adenomatous ad′·enom′a·tous (ad′'n äm′ə təs) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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