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adenomatous

 [ad″ĕ-nom´ah-tus]
pertaining to adenoma or to nodular hyperplasia of a gland.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ad·e·nom·a·tous

(ad'ĕ-nō'mă-tŭs),
Relating to an adenoma, and to some types of glandular hyperplasia.
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ad·e·nom·a·tous

(ad'ĕ-nō'mă-tŭs)
Relating to an adenoma, and to some types of glandular hyperplasia.
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