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adenoma
CIDE DICTIONARY
adenoma, n. [NL.; adeno- + -oma.].
A benign tumor of a glandlike structure; morbid enlargement of a gland. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adenoma, n. (pl. adenomas or adenomata) a glandlike benign tumour.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk aden gland + -OMA
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