adenocarcinoma

< /ˌæd n oʊˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

1. a malignant tumor arising from secretory epithelium.
2. a malignant tumor of glandlike structure.

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

1. a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue
2. a malignant tumour with a glandlike structure

n.

1. A malignant tumor originating in the epithelial cells of glandular tissue and forming glandular structures.