adenosarcoma

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

noun

, Pathology.

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

1. a complex tumor containing both glandular and connective tissues.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adenosarcoma¹

adeno- + sarcoma

Example Sentences

And then he was diagnosed with adenosarcoma and we all thought if anyone could get the better of this disease it would be him, and for a little while he did.

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