A rare, slow-growing tumor of the jaw bones, usually benign but potentially serious.
From Greek 'adamantinos' (adamantine; made of adamant/diamond) + '-oma' (tumor). Named for the tumor's extremely hard, diamond-like composition when viewed under a microscope.
Adamantinomas are so hard and rare that dentists might miss them for years—they grow so slowly that patients sometimes discover them by accident! The name literally means 'diamond-tumor' because of its incredible hardness.
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