adenomatousadj.
/ˌadᵻˈnəʊmətəs/, /ˌadnˈəʊmətəs/, U.S. /ˌædnˈoʊmədəs/ Pathology.
Of the nature of or resembling an adenoma; of or relating to an adenoma; (of hyperplasia) nodular.
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sublated1647
polypous1684
polypose1722
extravasate1728
flatulent1730
primary1793
mammary1804
osteosarcomatous1825
polypoid1827
carcinoid1830
homoeomorphous1832
melanoid1839
polypiform1846
tyromatous1848
non-malignant1852
extravasated1853
adenomatous1863
histioid1864
histoid1865
myxomatous1872
small-cell1872
lymphadenomatous1873
polypoidal1873
lymphomatous1876
myomatous1876
lympho-sarcomatous1880
haematomatous1886
fibro-lipomatous1889
teratomatous1891
mixed1892
fibro-adenomatous1894
psammomatous1897
tunnelled1898
mycosic1899
radioresistant1922
melanomatous1943
sarcoid-like1943
paragangliomatous1965
oncofetal1972
1863 H. H. Smith Princ. & Pract. Surg. I. iv. ii. 362 The adenomatous tumors are generally bounded by a distinct cyst or sac of areolar tissue.
1870 T. Holmes Syst. Surg. (ed. 2) IV. 578 Adenomatous or Glandular Growths.
1921 Endocrinology 5 7 About middle age the adenomatous tissue..begins to furnish an excessive amount of the apparently normal thyroid hormone.
1964 L. C. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) iii. 82 Solitary hypersecreting adenomatous nodules do rarely arise.
2003 S. J. Segal & L. Mastroianni Hormone Use Menopause & Male Andropause 11 Adenomatous hyperplasia is caused by estrogen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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