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adenocarcinoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
ade-no-car-ci-no-ma
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn)der. English adeno- English carcinoma English adenocarcinoma From adeno- + carcinoma.

Inflected Forms

adenocarcinomas (plural) adenocarcinomata (plural)

Derived Forms

gastroadenocarcinoma squamoadenocarcinoma

Phrases

prostatic adenocarcinoma

Frequently Paired Words

adenocarcinomal adenocarcinomatous adenocarcinomic adenoma

Synonyms

glandular cancer glandular carcinoma

Rhymes With

oklahoma coma tacoma lymphoma aroma soma melanoma carcinoma chroma oma doma omagh

Questions

What does adenocarcinoma mean?
Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.
Where does adenocarcinoma come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn)der. English adeno- English carcinoma English adenocarcinoma From adeno- + carcinoma.

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