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ad⋅e⋅no⋅car⋅ci⋅no⋅ma

[ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh]
–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta [-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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ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma   (ād'n-ō-kär'sə-nō'mə)   
n.  A malignant tumor originating in glandular tissue.
ad'e·no·car'ci·nom'a·tous (-nŏm'ə-təs, -nō'mə-təs) adj.
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Main Entry: ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma
Pronunciation: -"kärs-&n-'O-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mas or ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: a malignant tumor originating inglandular epithelium —ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma·tous /-m&t-&s/ adjective
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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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