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adenoid cystic carcinoma

adenoid cystic carcinoma noun: a rare type of cancer that rises from the salivary glands and invades surrounding tissues.

Noun

adenoid cystic carcinoma (countable and uncountable, plural adenoid cystic carcinomas)

  1. A rare type of cancer that rises from the salivary glands and invades surrounding tissues.

Forms of adenoid cystic carcinoma

pluraladenoid cystic carcinomas
alternative formadenoidcystic carcinoma

Questions about adenoid cystic carcinoma

What does adenoid cystic carcinoma mean?
Adenoid cystic carcinoma means a rare type of cancer that rises from the salivary glands and invades surrounding tissues.
What part of speech is adenoid cystic carcinoma?
Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a noun.
What is the plural of adenoid cystic carcinoma?
The plural of adenoid cystic carcinoma is adenoid cystic carcinomas.

Words near adenoid cystic carcinoma in the dictionary

  1. adenohypophysial
  2. adenohypophysiotropic
  3. adenohypophysis
  4. adenohypophysitis
  5. adenoid
  6. adenoid cystic carcinoma
  7. adenoid organ
  8. adenoidal
  9. adenoidally
  10. adenoidcystic carcinoma
  11. adenoidectomies

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