Definition of an Adenoma
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A client is diagnosed with an adenoma. The nursing student identifies this as a:
O benign tumor of bone tissue.
O malignant tumor of bone tissue.
O benign tumor of glandular epithelial tissue.
O malignant tumor of glandular tissue.
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Hello! Today we're looking at a medical terminology question about oncology. We need to identify what an adenoma is from the given choices.
Identifying Adenoma
Let's start by breaking down the word adenoma into its component parts: the root and the suffix.
In medical terminology, the suffix 'o m a' usually indicates a tumor or a mass.
Most importantly, when a tumor name ends simply in 'o m a' without words like 'carcinoma' or 'sarcoma', it generally refers to a benign or non cancerous growth.
Now, let's look at the root 'adeno'. This prefix comes from the Greek word for gland.
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