ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma

[ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh]
noun, plural ad·e·no·car·ci·no·mas, ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma·ta [ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
1.
a malignant tumor arising from secretory epithelium.
2.
a malignant tumor of glandlike structure.

Origin:
1885–90; adeno- + carcinoma

ad·e·no·car·ci·nom·a·tous [ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-nom-uh-tuhs, -noh-muh-] , adjective
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adenocarcinoma (ˌædɪnəʊˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -mas, -mata
1.  a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue
2.  a malignant tumour with a glandlike structure

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adenocarcinoma ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma (ād'n-ō-kär'sə-nō'mə)
n.
A malignant tumor originating in the epithelial cells of glandular tissue and forming glandular structures.

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