Definition of inquiry for Students. plural. inquiries. 1 : the act of asking a question or seeking information On further inquiry, we learned his name. 2 : a request for information The inquiry is confidential. 3 : a thorough examination an official inquiry.
1 Prostate cancer: Cancer that forms in the prostate gland is typically an adenocarcinoma, which makes up 99 percent of all prostate cancers. 2  Pancreatic cancer: Exocrine pancreatic cancer tumors are called adenocarcinomas. 3  They form in the pancreas ducts.
Colorectal adenocarcinoma. A cancer of the intestinal gland cells, adenocarcinomas represent more than 95 percent of colon and rectal cancers. âAdenoâ is the prefix for gland, and adenocarcinomas typically start within the intestinal gland cells that line the inside of the colon and/or rectum.