tumor : Idioms & Phrases

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adipose tumor

  • noun a tumor consisting of fatty tissue
    lipoma.
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benign tumor

  • noun a tumor that is not cancerous
    nonmalignant neoplasm; benign tumour; nonmalignant tumour; benign tumor.
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brain tumor

  • noun a tumor in the brain
    brain tumour.
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Encysted tumor

  • a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane called a cyst, connected with the surrounding parts by the neighboring cellular substance.
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ewing's tumor

  • noun malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)
    Ewing's sarcoma; endothelial myeloma; Ewing's tumour.
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Fatty tumor

  • (Med.), a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose tissue; lipoma.
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fibroid tumor

  • noun benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
    fibroid.
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Gummy tumor

  • (Med.), a gumma.
Webster 1913

Heterologous tumor

  • (Med.), a tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body.
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Innocent tumor, ∨ Benign tumor

  • one which does not of itself threaten life, and does not usually tend to recur after extirpation.
Webster 1913

Malignant tumor

  • noun a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
    malignant neoplasm; malignant tumor.
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  • a tumor which tends continually to spread, to become generalized in different parts of the body, and to recur after extirpation, and which, if left to itself, causes death.
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metastatic tumor

  • noun a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
    malignant neoplasm; malignant tumor.
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nonmalignant tumor

  • noun a tumor that is not cancerous
    nonmalignant neoplasm; benign tumour; nonmalignant tumour; benign tumor.
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papillary tumor

  • noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
    papilloma; villoma; papillary tumour.
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Phantom tumor

  • (Med.), a swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an anæsthetic.
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sand tumor

  • noun a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sandlike particles
    psammoma.
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skin tumor

  • noun a neoplasm originating in the epidermis
    acanthoma.
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Sonorous tumor

  • (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear, resonant sound on percussion.
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tumor necrosis factor

  • noun a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
    TNF; tumour necrosis factor.
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tumor suppressor gene

  • noun a suppressor gene that blocks unscheduled cell division
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tumor virus

  • noun a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm
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wilms' tumor

  • noun malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
    nephroblastoma; Wilms tumour; adenomyosarcoma; embryoma of the kidney.
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wound tumor virus

  • noun a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers
    WTV.
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