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adenoma

/ædəˈnoʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
ade-no-ma
IPA
/ædəˈnoʊmə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.

Etymology

Etymology tree English aden- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English adenoma From aden- + -oma.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ædəˈnoʊmə/

Inflected Forms

adenomas (plural) adenomata (plural)

Derived Forms

adenomatoid adenomatosis adenomatous adenomectomy chorioadenoma cystoadenoma fibroadenoma hepatoadenoma lipoadenoma macroadenoma microadenoma nonadenoma

Phrases

adenoma sebaceum porcine intestinal adenomatosis pulmonary adenomatosis

Frequently Paired Words

adenocarcinoma

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce adenoma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ædəˈnoʊmə/.
What does adenoma mean?
A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
Where does adenoma come from?
Etymology tree English aden- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English adenoma From aden- + -oma.

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