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adamantinoma

noun

Etymology

From adamantine + -oma.

  1. derived from ἀδᾰμάντῐνος — “hard as adamant; made of steel”
  2. derived from adamantinus — “adamantine”
  3. derived from adamantin — “of or resembling adamant or diamond”
  4. derived from adamantin
  5. inherited from adamantine
  6. suffixed as adamantinoma — “adamantine + oma”

Definitions

  1. A benign tumor of the jaw occurring occasionally in young people. These tumors originate…

    A benign tumor of the jaw occurring occasionally in young people. These tumors originate in the enamel organ, developing from the remains of its epithelium, and may reach the size of an apple.

  2. A rare bone cancer usually occurring in the bones of the lower leg and involving both…

    A rare bone cancer usually occurring in the bones of the lower leg and involving both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA