adenocarcinoma
noun
ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə 
: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
adenocarcinomatous
ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə-təs
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Griggs was diagnosed with stage 4 endocervical adenocarcinoma, a form of cervical cancer, in August 2020, according to a fundraiser that was set up on Facebook. 
Peter Sblendorio New York Daily News (tns), al, 14 Aug. 2022 The largest increase was found in a type of cancer called cervical adenocarcinoma, which is the deadliest form of cervical cancer, at an average annual percent increase of 2.9%. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 The actor’s passing was announced by his family on a Facebook page devoted to his battle with adenocarcinoma cancer. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2022 For the study, Dr. Karlitz and colleagues analyzed 16 years of adenocarcinoma data from the 2000-2016 Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) on 103,975 patients representing 106,871 colorectal cancer cases. Jocelyn Solis-moreira, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022 Most endometrial cancers are adenocarcinomas, and the most common type of adenocarcinoma is endometrioid cancer. Jenny Mccoy, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022 Back in September 2021, Mora took to his Instagram account to share that he’d been battling with stomach cancer, an advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Mar. 2022 Mora said he was eventually diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma, stage 4 stomach cancer. Korin Miller, Health.com, 7 Oct. 2021 After falling ill with mysterious symptoms in 1951, a visit to Johns Hopkins Hospital revealed that Henrietta had adenocarcinoma, an aggressive cancer that had spread to her reproductive system. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2021 See More
Peter Sblendorio New York Daily News (tns), al, 14 Aug. 2022 The largest increase was found in a type of cancer called cervical adenocarcinoma, which is the deadliest form of cervical cancer, at an average annual percent increase of 2.9%. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 The actor’s passing was announced by his family on a Facebook page devoted to his battle with adenocarcinoma cancer. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2022 For the study, Dr. Karlitz and colleagues analyzed 16 years of adenocarcinoma data from the 2000-2016 Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) on 103,975 patients representing 106,871 colorectal cancer cases. Jocelyn Solis-moreira, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022 Most endometrial cancers are adenocarcinomas, and the most common type of adenocarcinoma is endometrioid cancer. Jenny Mccoy, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022 Back in September 2021, Mora took to his Instagram account to share that he’d been battling with stomach cancer, an advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Mar. 2022 Mora said he was eventually diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma, stage 4 stomach cancer. Korin Miller, Health.com, 7 Oct. 2021 After falling ill with mysterious symptoms in 1951, a visit to Johns Hopkins Hospital revealed that Henrietta had adenocarcinoma, an aggressive cancer that had spread to her reproductive system. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Adenocarcinome, from adeno- adeno- + Carcinome carcinoma
First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
adenocarcinoma
noun
ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma -ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə
plural adenocarcinomas also adenocarcinomata -mət-ə
: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium