ADENOMA - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin

Categories: Benign tumor, Benign tumour, Nonmalignant tumor, Nonmalignant tumour, Nonmalignant neoplasm

Synonyms

Adenoma

🔗 Related Words

ἀδήν – A related word in the same word family.

-oma – A related word in the same word family.

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