adenocarcinoma

ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh]
- /ˌæd n oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-n-oh-kahr-suh-noh-muh]
- /ˌæd n oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə/

Definitions of adenocarcinoma word

noun adenocarcinoma a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue 3
noun adenocarcinoma a malignant tumour with a glandlike structure 3
noun adenocarcinoma a malignant tumor of glandular origin or with a glandlike cell arrangement 3
noun plural adenocarcinoma a malignant tumor arising from secretory epithelium. 1
noun plural adenocarcinoma a malignant tumor of glandlike structure. 1
noun adenocarcinoma A malignant tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue. 1

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Origin of adenocarcinoma

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; adeno- + carcinoma

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Parts of speech for Adenocarcinoma

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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adenocarcinoma popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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