adenoma

The word 'adenoma' is a modern medical term constructed directly from Greek components. The first part, 'aden-', originates from the Greek word 'adēn', which meant 'gland'. The second part, '-oma', is a Greek suffix used to denote a mass, swelling, or tumor. This suffix is found in many pathological terms. Thus, the term's literal construction, 'gland-tumor', provides a perfectly transparent and logical description of its modern medical meaning: a benign neoplasm arising from epithelial tissue of glandular origin.

Structure: aden (gland) + oma (tumor) 'aden' is from Greek 'adēn', meaning 'gland'. 'oma' is a Greek suffix used to form nouns indicating the result of a process, especially a morbid growth or tumor.