adamantinoma
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom adamantine + -oma.
Noun
editadamantinoma (plural adamantinomas or adamantinomata)
- (medicine, obsolete) 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.
- (medicine) A rare bone cancer usually occurring in the bones of the lower leg and involving both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue.
Related terms
editTranslations
editbenign tumor of the jaw
|
Portuguese
editNoun
editadamantinoma m (plural adamantinomas)
- (medicine) adamantinoma (benign tumor of the jaw)