adenosarcoma
Meaning of adenosarcoma: A tumor that is a mixture of an adenoma (a tumor that starts in the gland-like cells of epithelial tissue) and a sarcoma (a tumor that starts in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other…
Definition of adenosarcoma
A tumor that is a mixture of an adenoma (a tumor that starts in the gland-like cells of epithelial tissue) and a sarcoma (a tumor that starts in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue). An example of an adenosarcoma is Wilms tumor.
How adenosarcoma is built
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- aden/o Combining form · Greek gland
- sarc/o Combining form · Greek flesh, connective tissue
- -oma Suffix · Greek tumour, mass, swelling
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