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Noun: adenoma (adenomas,adenomata)  ,a-du'now-mu
  1. Benign epithelial tumour of glandular origin
    "The colonoscopy revealed a small adenoma that was removed for testing"

Derived forms: adenomata, adenomas

Type of: benign tumor [US], benign tumour [Brit, Cdn], nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor [US], nonmalignant tumour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Adenoma, chromophobe