adenoma

[ ad-n-oh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural ad·e·no·mas, ad·e·no·ma·ta [ad-n-, oh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
2. a benign tumor of glandlike structure.

adenoma

/ ˌædɪˈnəʊmə /

noun

1. a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue
2. a tumour having a glandlike structure

Other Words From

• ad·e·nom·a·tous [ad-n-, om, -, uh, -t, uh, s, -, oh, -m, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adenoma¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; aden-, -oma

Example Sentences

Colorectal tumors can arise from two types of pre-cancerous polyps: conventional adenomas and serrated adenomas.

From Science Daily

Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center eventually diagnosed her with primary aldosteronism and found a small noncancerous tumor, or adenoma, in one of her adrenal glands — known to often be a cause of the condition.

From Salon

The specimen, a tubular adenoma, was similar to one removed from Biden in 2008, Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor, physician to the president, wrote in a memo released Wednesday by the White House.

From Seattle Times

When doctors examined her, the pituitary adenoma was so big, it "was pressing on the nerves behind my eyes".

From BBC

The researchers reviewed pathology reports from colonoscopies, documenting the incidence of two types of intestinal lesions that are precursors of colon cancer: serrated polyps and conventional adenomas.

From New York Times