incidentaloma

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noun

A mass lesion discovered incidentally on radiologic examination.

OriginEnglish incidental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounincidentaloma (plural incidentalomas)

plural incidentalomas

  1. medicineA mass lesion discovered incidentally on radiologic examination.

Origin

  1. Englishincident
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishincidental
  5. Englishincidentaloma

From incidental + -oma (“tumour”).

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APA

incidentaloma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incidentaloma

MLA

“incidentaloma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incidentaloma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incidentaloma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incidentaloma.

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