Definition
A benign tumor that arises from glandular epithelial tissue. Adenomas can occur in various organs including the colon, thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands, and while typically non-cancerous, some may progress to malignancy.
Etymology
From Greek 'aden' meaning gland and suffix '-oma' meaning tumor. The term was introduced in the late 19th century as medical understanding of glandular tissue and tumor classification became more sophisticated.
Kelly Says
Adenoma means 'gland tumor' - it's like having an overzealous glandular cell that forgot when to stop growing! While usually benign, these tumors are like ticking time bombs because some can transform into cancer, which is why doctors keep a close eye on them.
Translations
ARالعربية
ورم غدي
war.m ġadī
BNবাংলা
অ্যাডেনোমা
ʔæ.dɛ.no.ma
CACatalà
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
CSČeština
adenom
a.de.nom
DEDeutsch
Adenom
a.de.nom
ELΕλληνικά
αδένωμα
a.ðɛ́.no.ma
ESEspañol
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
FISuomi
adenooma
a.de.no.o.ma
FRFrançais
adénome
a.de.nɔm
HEעברית
אדנומה
ʾa.dɛ.nu.ma
HIहिन्दी
अडेनोमा
a.ḍe.no.mā
HUMagyar
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
IDBahasa Indonesia
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
ITItaliano
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
MSBahasa Melayu
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ဒီနိုမာ
ʔɛʔ.ti.no.mā
NLNederlands
adenoom
a.de.noom
PLPolski
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
PTPortuguês
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
RUРусский
аденома
a.dʲɪ.nɐˈma
SVSvenska
adenom
a.de.nom
SWKiswahili
adenoma
a.de.no.ma
TAதமிழ்
அடெனோமா
a.ṭe.no.mā
TEతెలుగు
అడెనోమా
a.ḍe.no.mā
THไทย
เนื้องอกต่อม
nɯ̂a ŋɔ̀ːk tɔ̀ːm
UKУкраїнська
аденома
a.dɛ.no.ma
URاردو
غدودی ورم
ġudūdī war.m
VITiếng Việt
u nang tuyến
ʔu naŋ tʰuyêˀn