adventitious

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adventitious adventitious cyst

Main Entry: ad·ven·ti·tious
Pronunciation: -s
Function: adjective
1 a : arising sporadically or in other than the usual location <an adventitious part in embryonic development> b : occurring spontaneously or accidentally in a country or region to which it is not native <an adventitious insect>
2 : ADVENTITIAL
3 : not congenital <adventitious deafness>
- ad·ven·ti·tious·ly adverb