adenoma
Meaninga gland swelling
Common meaning: a benign glandular tumour
- adena glandLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 21 · scan
- omaGreek noun ending (-ōma)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek ἀδήν ‘a gland’.
Roots
- ἀδήν, ἀδένος Greek “a gland”
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