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Definition of Adenocarcinoma
1. Noun. Malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium.
Generic synonyms: Carcinoma
Specialized synonyms: Prostate Cancer, Prostatic Adenocarcinoma
Derivative terms: Adenocarcinomatous
Definition of Adenocarcinoma
1. Noun. (medicine) Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adenocarcinoma
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Medical Definition of Adenocarcinoma
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenocarcinoma
Literary usage of Adenocarcinoma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Digestive Diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1995)
"adenocarcinoma OF THE ESOPHAGUS Although it is difficult to know the true incidence
of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus because of coding problems, ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Analyses for adenocarcinoma showed a significantly lower smoking-related risk
among older women, which may be related to the later age at which these women ..."
3. Practical gynecology: A Comprehensive Text-book for Students and Physicians by Edward Emmet Montgomery (1907)
"Generally the epithelial cells of adenocarcinoma of the cervix decidedly differ
... The inflammatory infiltration in adenocarcinoma is not so marked as when ..."
4. The Surgical Clinics of North America by Stanley P. L. Leong (1922)
"adenocarcinoma OF THE KIDNEY THE patient, Mrs. FMD, thirty-three years of age,
white, has been married two years. Her chief complaint is pain and "a lump" ..."
5. A Text-book of Diseases of the Nose and Throat by David Braden Kyle (1907)
"adenocarcinoma.—The tumor described under this heading is, in reality, ...
The adenocarcinoma is a rare growth, and few cases have been reported. ..."
6. Manual of gynecology by Henry Turman Byford (1897)
"... a malignant adenoma, and a squamous-ccll carcinoma, have been recognized.
In the cylindrical-cell adenocarcinoma the microscope shows FIG. 281. ..."
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