acidophil(ic) adenoma

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• Adenoma — A benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue. If it becomes cancerous, it is called an adenocarcinoma. * * * A benign epithelial neoplasm in which the tumor cells form glands or glandlike structures; usually well circumscribed,… …   Medical dictionary

• acidophil stem-cell adenoma — a rapidly growing plurihormonal adenoma; usually a null cell adenoma, seen in young patients; its single cell type secretes both prolactin and growth hormone and is presumed to be a stem cell for both lactotrophs and somatotrophs …   Medical dictionary

• acidophil — acidophilic; adj. 1) (in histology) describing tissues, cells, or parts of cells that stain with acid dyes (such as eosin). See also: adenoma 2) (in bacteriology) describing bacteria that grow well in acid media …   The new mediacal dictionary

• plurihormonal adenoma — an endocrine active adenoma that secretes two or more hormones, usually growth hormone and one or more of the glycoprotein types, so that its effects are similar to those of a combination of other adenomas such as the growth hormone–secreting… …   Medical dictionary

• Prolactin cell — Code TH H3.08.02.2.00022 Lactotrophs (also known as lactotrope, mammatroph, mammotroph, epsilon acidophil, prolactin cell, and lactotropic cell) are cells in the anterior pituitary which produce prolactin in response to signals including dopamine …   Wikipedia

• Endocrine system — In physiology, the endocrine system is a system of glands, each of which secretes a type of hormone directly into the bloodstream to regulate the body. The endocrine system is in contrast to the exocrine system, which secretes its chemicals using …   Wikipedia

• Lactotroph — Lactotrophs (also known as lactotrope, mammatroph, mammotroph, epsilon acidophil, prolactin cell, and lactotropic cell) are cells in the anterior pituitary which produce prolactin in response to signals including dopamine and estrogen. Dopamine… …   Wikipedia

• A — 1. Abbreviation for ampere; adenine; alanine. 2. As a subscript, refers to alveolar gas. 3. Symbol (usually capitalized italic) for absorbance. 4. Symbol for adenosine or adenylic acid in polynucleotides; alanine or …   Medical dictionary

• Å — Symbol for angstrom. * * * abnormal; abortion; absolute temperature; absorbance; acceptor; accommodation; acetone; acetum; achondroplasia; acid; acidophil, acidophilic; acromion; …   Medical dictionary

• a — 1. Abbreviation for total acidity; ante; area; asymmetric; auris; artery; arteria [TA]. 2. Symbol for atto . 3. As a subscript, refers to systemic arterial blood. Symbol for …   Medical dictionary

• A — • abnormal; • abortion; • absolute temperature; • absorbance; • acceptor; • accommodation; • acetone; • acetum; • achondroplasia; • acid; • acidophil, acidophilic; • acromion; • actin; • Actinomyces; • activity [radiation]; • adenine; • adenoma;… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations