Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adenoid cystic carcinoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: ade-noid -cys-tic -car-ci-no-ma
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

8

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare type of cancer that rises from the salivary glands and invades surrounding tissues.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

adenoid cystic carcinomas (plural) adenoidcystic carcinoma (alternative)

Questions

What does adenoid cystic carcinoma mean?: A rare type of cancer that rises from the salivary glands and invades surrounding tissues.

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