noun
adenoma
ad-uh-NOH-muh
Adenoma (noun) means a benign tumour that grows from, or looks like, glandular tissue. Example: “The scan revealed a small adenoma in her thyroid gland.”
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clinical A benign tumour that grows from, or looks like, glandular tissue.
"The scan revealed a small adenoma in her thyroid gland."
"Doctors usually remove a colon adenoma before it has a chance to turn cancerous."
"An adenoma showed up during his routine screening."
How to use adenoma
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA non-cancerous growth that develops from gland-like tissue.
When to use it
Adenoma is a medical term used mainly in clinical and pathology writing.
Memory tip
Keep adenoma (benign) separate in your mind from adenocarcinoma (malignant), since the two are easily confused.
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Easily confused with
adenocarcinoma
Common pairings
thyroid adenoma
colon adenoma
benign adenoma
remove an adenoma
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Etymology
The word is built from the combining form aden-, relating to a gland, and the suffix -oma, used for tumours. Together they describe a tumour that arises from glandular tissue.
Rhymes for adenoma
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What is an adenoma?
It is a benign tumour of the epithelium that arises from, or resembles, a gland.
Can an adenoma turn into cancer?
An adenoma itself is benign, but its malignant counterpart is called an adenocarcinoma.
What is the plural of adenoma?
The plural can be written as adenomas or adenomata.
What is the meaning of adenoma?
"adenoma" (noun) means a benign tumour that grows from, or looks like, glandular tissue.
