adenomatosis /ad·e·no·ma·to·sis/ (ad″ĕ-no″mah-to´sis) the development of numerous adenomatous growths.
adenomatosis
ad·e·no·ma·to·sis ( d n- m -t s s)n. Development of multiple glandular overgrowths. |
adenomatosis
[ad′ənōmətō′sis]
an abnormal condition in which hyperplasia or tumor development affects two or more glands, usually the thyroid, adrenals, or pituitary.
adenomatosis
the formation of numerous adenomatous growths.
enzootic bovine adenomatosis
porcine intestinal adenomatosis
a disease of recently weaned pigs characterized by a sudden appearance of anorexia and weight loss, a short course of a few weeks and recovery in most cases. The diagnostic feature is the adenomatous thickening of the intestinal wall due to proliferation of intestinal epithelial crypt cells. Lawsonia intracellularis is the causative agent. See also ovine pulmonary adenomatosis, proliferative hemorrhagic enteropathy, necrotic enteritis, terminal ileitis.
pulmonary adenomatosis
see ovine pulmonary adenomatosis.
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