adenocarcinoma

[ 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]. /ˌæd n oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
  1. a malignant tumor arising from secretory epithelium.

  2. a malignant tumor of glandlike structure.

Origin of adenocarcinoma

1
First recorded in 1885–90; adeno- + carcinoma

Other words from adenocarcinoma

  • ad·e·no·car·ci·nom·a·tous [ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-nom-uh-tuhs, -noh-muh-], /ˌæd n oʊˌkɑr səˈnɒm ə təs, -ˈnoʊ mə-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for adenocarcinoma

adenocarcinoma

/ (ˌædɪnəʊˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə) /


nounplural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
  1. a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue

  2. a malignant tumour with a glandlike structure

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