An alternative plural form of adenocarcinoma using the classical Greek ending.
From the Greek plural ending '-mata' applied to 'adenocarcinoma'. While modern medicine typically uses '-mas' as the plural, some classical or older medical texts preserve the '-mata' ending to honor the Greek origin.
This is a living example of how English medical language is still torn between modern usage and classical tradition—older doctors and textbooks might use '-mata' while newer ones prefer '-mas,' and both are technically correct.
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