• carcinoma Pronunciation:
ADD en oh kar sin OH ma • (noun)
Examples:
Most ovarian and endometrial cancers are adenocarcinomas.
Common Misspellings:
adinocarsinoma adinocarcinoma adenocarsinoma
Related Resources:
Definition:
A carcinoma arising from glandular epithelial tissue, that is, cells in epithelium
that secrete a substance such as mucous or hormones.
Related Terms
• epithelium
• ovarian cancer
• uterine
cancer
• Paget's
Disease (vulvar)
• malignant
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