adenoma
English
/æd ˈənoʊ mʌ/
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (gland).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀδήν
Gloss
gland
Kanji
腺
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -adenia English
- adeno- English
- adenomectomy English
- chorioadenoma English
- cystoadenoma English
- fibroadenoma English
- hepatoadenoma English
- lipoadenoma English
- macroadenoma English
- microadenoma English
- nonadenoma English
- spiradenoma English
- Adenin German
- adeno- Italian
- adenoom Dutch, Flemish
- polyadène French
- ἀδήν Ancient Greek
- *h₁engʷḗn Proto-Indo-European
- adainín Irish
- adana- Irish
- adanóma Irish
- αδένας Greek (modern)