adenosarcoma

[ad-n-oh-sahr-koh-muh]

ad·e·no·sar·co·ma

[ad-n-oh-sahr-koh-muh]
noun, plural ad·e·no·sar·co·mas, ad·e·no·sar·co·ma·ta [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
a complex tumor containing both glandular and connective tissues.
Also called sarcoadenoma.


Origin:
adeno- + sarcoma
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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adenosarcoma ad·e·no·sar·co·ma (ād'n-ō-sär-kō'mə)
n.
A malignant tumor arising simultaneously or consecutively in mesodermal tissue and glandular epithelium.

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