Adenoma

Definition: Adenoma

Adenoma

Noun

1. A benign epithelial tumor of glandular origin.

Etymology: Adenoma \Ad`e*no"ma\, noun; Latin plural -mata. [NL.; adeno- -oma.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Adenoma

Domain	Definitions
Health	A benign tumor originating from, or having the appearance of, glandular epithelium; of endocrine or exocrine origin. (references)
	A benign epithelial tumor with a glandular organization. (references)
Medicine	2)a benign tumor originating from, or having the appearance of, glandular epithelium; of endocrine or exocrine origin. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: Adenoma

Specialty definitions using "adenoma": Adenoma, Bile Duct, Adenoma, Chromophobe, Adenoma, Liver Cell ♦ Herpesvirus 1, Ranid ♦ Pituitary Apoplexy ♦ Syringoma. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Adenoma" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Italian (adenoma), Portuguese (adenoma), Spanish (adenoma).

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Commercial Usage: Adenoma

Domain	Title
Books	Advances in Pituitary Adenoma Research (reference) �Uj eredm�enyek a hypophysis adenoma seb�eszi kezel�es�eben �es kutat�as�aban : akad�emiai sz�ekfoglal�o, 1988. janu�ar 19 (reference) The Pituitary adenoma (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Adenoma

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		In over 90 percent of acromegaly patients, the overproduction of GH is caused by a benign tumor of the pituitary gland, called an adenoma. (references)
		They are benign, or non-cancerous, tumors of the pituitary gland which secrete increased amounts of ACTH. Most patients have a single adenoma. (references)
		Different responses of cortisol to dexamethasone are obtained depending on whether the cause of Cushing's syndrome is a pituitary adenoma or an ectopic ACTH-producing tumor. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Adenoma

"Adenoma" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Adenoma" is used about 59 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	59	44,010

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Adenoma

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "adenoma": adenoma-carcinoma.
	Ending with "adenoma": fibro-adenoma.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Adenoma

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
adenoma	146
pituitary adenoma	96
adenoma tubular	35
adenoma pleomorphic	26
adrenal adenoma	25
adenoma hipofisiario	20
adenoma villous	17
thyroid adenoma	16
parathyroid adenoma	14
adenoma tubulovillous	13
fibroid adenoma	13
adenoma pleomorfo	11
adenoma pituitary prolactinoma	9
adenoma follicular	8
hepatic adenoma	8
adenoma colon	7
adenoma polyps	6
adenoma of liver	6
adenoma fibro	5
adenoma adrenal gland	4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Adenoma

Language		Translations for "adenoma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		腺瘤 (Adenomatous). (various references)

Danish		adenom. (various references)

Dutch		adenoom. (various references)

Finnish		aivolisäkkeen kromofobinen adenooma (chromophobe adenoma, chromophoric adenoma), adenoma eosinophilicum (eosinophil adenoma, eosinophilic adenoma), villoosi adenooma (multiple villous adenoma), struma colloides (adenoma gelatinosum, colloid goiter), sidekudos-rauhaskasvain (adenofibroma, fibro-adenoma), onkosytooma (oncocytoma, oxyphilic granular cell adenoma, pyknocytoma), munasarjan endometrioosi (adenoma endometrioides ovarii, ovarian endometriosis), lisämunuaisen kuorikerroksen adenooma (cortical adenoma), kolloidistruuma (adenoma gelatinosum, colloid goiter), insulinooma (insulinoma, insuloma, islet adenoma, langerhansian adenoma), fibroadenooma (adenofibroma, fibro-adenoma), eosinofiilinen adenooma (acidophil adenoma, eosinophil adenoma, eosinophilic adenoma). (various references)

French		adénome. (various references)

German		Adenoma, Adenom. (various references)

Greek		αδένωμα (glandular tumefaction, glandular tumor). (various references)

Hungarian		mirigydaganat (adenofibroma, glandular enlargement). (various references)

Italian		adenoma. (various references)

Manx		adenomey. (various references)

Pig Latin		adenomaay

Portuguese		adenoma. (various references)

Spanish		adenoma. (various references)

Swedish		adenofibrom (adenofibroma, fibro-adenoma), ovariell endometrios (adenoma endometrioides ovarii, ovarian endometriosis), kromofobt adenom (chromophobe adenoma, chromophoric adenoma), kolloidstruma (adenoma gelatinosum, colloid goiter), insulom (insulinoma, insuloma, islet adenoma, langerhansian adenoma), insulinom (insulinoma, insuloma, islet adenoma, langerhansian adenoma), fibroadenom (adenofibroma, fibro-adenoma), eosinofilt adenom (eosinophil adenoma, eosinophilic adenoma), corticalt adenom (cortical adenoma), chokladcysta (adenoma endometrioides ovarii, ovarian endometriosis). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Adenoma

Derivations
	Words beginning with "adenoma": adenomas, adenomata, adenomatous. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Adenoma" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adano, Adayoma, ademnoa, ademoa, adeno, adenoia, adenomata, Adinia, adnoma, aenima, Badelona, cavernoma, Denofa, odnowa. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Adenoma"

Words rhyming with "adenoma" (pronounced 'Ad`e*no"ma'): Aboma, Adipoma, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Atheroma, Bema, Blastema, BRAHMA, Brama, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Diastema, Diatryma, Digamma, Dilemma, Diorama, Diploma, Dogma, Drachma, Drama, Ecphonema, Ecthyma, Edriophthalma, Emphysema, Empyema, Empyreuma, Encauma, Enchondroma, Enchylemma, Endophragma, Endoplasma, Enigma, Epiblema, Epichirema, Epiphonema, Epithelioma, Epithema, Erythema, Exanthema, fibroma, GAMMA, gemma, Georama, Glama, Glaucoma, Glioma, Gorma, gumma, Gyroma, Haematotherma, Helicotrema, hematoma, Hematotherma, Hyalonema, Hypermyriorama, Hypoderma, Idioplasma, Kaama, karma, Karyoplasma, Kokama, Kytoplasma, Lecama, lemma, Lepisma, leucoma, Lima, lipoma, llama, Loma, Lucuma, lymphoma, magma, mahatma, Marinorama, melanoma, melasma, Melisma, miasma, mycoderma, Myocomma, Myolemma, Myoma, Myriorama, Myxoedema, Myxoma, Neorama, Neurilemma, Neuroma, NORMA, Nototrema, Nucleoidioplasma, OEdema, -oma, Oreosoma, Osteocomma, Osteoma, Osteosarcoma, Ovoplasma, Paguma, Panorama, Panstereorama, Papilloma, Paraphagma, Pelioma, Pelma, Perisoma, Phantasma, Phyma, PLASMA, Pleurosigma, Pluma, Polyorama, Programma, Prophragma, Prosoma, Protonema, Pterostigma, Pyjama, Regma, Rhinoscleroma, Rhizoma, Rhusma, rima, Rusma, sarcolemma, sarcoma, schema, Schisma, Sclerema, scleroderma, Scleroma, Scotoma, seriema, Shama, SIGMA, sima, smegma, soma, Soorma, Sorema, Spermatogemma, Spermoplasma, squama, Staphyloma, Steatoma, Stemma, stigma, stoma, stroma, struma, Syrma, Talma, teratoma, Terma, Theobroma, Tirma, trachoma, Trama, Trilemma, Tucuma, Xanthoma, Xeroderma, Yama, Yamma, Zeugma, Zygoma. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Adenoma

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-m-n-o"
	-1 letter: anadem, daemon, maenad, moaned.
	-2 letters: adman, admen, amend, anode, daman, demon, maned, menad, monad, monde, named, nomad.
	-3 letters: aeon, amen, anoa, dame, damn, dean, demo, dome, dona, done, made, mana, mane, mano, mead, mean, mend, meno, moan, mode, nada, name, nema, node, noma, nome, odea, omen.
	-4 letters: ado, ama, ana, and, ane, dam, den, doe, dom, don, end, eon, mad, mae, man, med, men, moa, mod, mon, nae, nam, nod, nom, ode, one.
	-5 letters: aa, ad, ae, am, an, de, do, ed, em, en, ma, me, mo, na, ne, no, od, oe, om, on.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-m-n-o"
	+1 letter: adenomas.
	+2 letters: adenomata, andromeda, comanaged, ealdorman, endamoeba, memoranda, montadale.
	+3 letters: abominated, alderwoman, amendatory, ammoniated, anatomised, anatomized, andromedas, defamation, demoniacal, endamoebae, endamoebas, meadowland, montadales.
	+4 letters: abandonment, accompanied, adenomatous, aerodynamic, anastomosed, commandable, deamination, declamation, defamations, demarcation, madreporian, mandatories, meadowlands, mediational, nematocidal, nonacademic, overmanaged, unautomated.
	+5 letters: abandonments, aerodynamics, anecdotalism, contaminated, deaminations, decalcomania, declamations, delamination, demarcations, demoniacally, dermabrasion, desquamation, madreporians, micromanaged, nonacademics, nonautomated, rhabdomancer.
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