adenocarcinoma

noun ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma \ˌa-d^ən-(ˌ)ō-ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə\

Definition of ADENOCARCINOMA

: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium

— ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma·tous \-mə-təs\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1889

Medical Dictionary

noun ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma \-ˌkärs-^ən-ˈō-mə\

plural ad·e·no·car·ci·no·mas also ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma·ta \-mət-ə\

: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium

—ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma·tous \-mət-əs\ adjective

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