adenocarcinoma
noun
ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma
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Definition of adenocarcinoma
: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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Other Words from adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinomatous
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Examples of adenocarcinoma in a Sentence
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Of all exocrine pancreatic cancers, about 95% are adenocarcinomas, which usually begin in the ducts of the pancreas. — Christina Oehler, Health.com, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Just Treated for A Malignant Tumor on Her Pancreas, Says Supreme Court," 23 Aug. 2019 In his mid-30s, Matthew was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a cancer of epithelial tissue, the cells that cover the surface of the body’s organs. — Mia Berry, Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers’ Walker Buehler keeps the memory of his late uncle close to his heart," 28 July 2019 Then, in 1992 at the age of 46, Jimmy was diagnosed with metastatic adenocarcinoma, a glandular cancer a type of glandular that spread to the bones. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "The Untold Story of Jimmy V's Iconic ESPY Awards Speech," 11 July 2019 For example, adenocarcinoma is a type of lung cancer that is more common among women -- yet the risk of this lung cancer subtype decreases more slowly than other subtypes when people stop smoking. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Younger American women more likely to get lung cancer than men," 24 May 2018 Six weeks later, Valvano, known as Jimmy V, passed away from metastatic adenocarcinoma. — John Maffei, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Basketball teams to play for more than a win," 1 Feb. 2018 The biopsy results were disheartening: signet ring adenocarcinoma — a gastric cancer, the incidence of which is rising and which is resistant to chemotherapy. — Ellen Ciurczak, The Seattle Times, "Mississippi man fights cancer, closes historical restaurant," 20 Jan. 2018 Most breast cancers are a type of carcinoma called adenocarcinoma that starts in the milk ducts or milk-producing glands. — Ashley May, USA TODAY, "Myths about breast cancer debunked: Family history often has nothing to do with diagnosis," 10 Oct. 2017 To see if this may be a real problem in humans, the researchers gathered 113 cell samples from human pancreatic cancers (a cancer type called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma). — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "See jerkface bacteria hiding in tumors and gobbling chemotherapy drugs," 17 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adenocarcinoma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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adenocarcinoma
noun
ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma
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plural adenocarcinomas
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Medical Definition of adenocarcinoma
: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
Other Words from adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinomatous
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adjective